Sacchetto Mille Bolle Alcohol Free Sparkling
£7.25
The wine
A refreshing alcohol-free sparkling wine with delicious notes of apricot and peach complemented by delicate floral overtones. Vibrant and fresh, with lovely balance and a lively, uplifting finish. Everything the occasion asks for and none of the alcohol.
De-alcoholised sparkling wine begins life as real wine; the alcohol is then removed, usually by vacuum distillation at low temperature so the aromatics survive the process. Glera and Moscato are sensible base grapes for it, since both are naturally aromatic and low in tannin, and much of what makes them enjoyable survives the treatment intact.
The producer
Sacchetto
View all Sacchetto winesFounded in 1920 and still in family hands, Cantina Sacchetto sits in the heart of the Veneto. Filiberto Sacchetto runs it today alongside his son Paolo and daughter Beatrice, overseeing every stage themselves with a mix of tradition and a willingness to try things.
The Veneto is Prosecco country, and Sacchetto work across the appellation's tiers: the broad Prosecco DOC that covers most of the region, and the smaller Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG in the hills north of Treviso, where the vineyards are steeper and hand-worked. Almost all of it is made by the Charmat method, the second fermentation taking place in pressurised tank rather than in bottle, which is what keeps Glera's delicate pear and white-flower aromatics intact.
In 2022 the estate earned Equalitas certification, the Italian standard that audits the social, environmental and economic sides of sustainability through biodiversity, carbon and water footprint and growing practice. Investment in modern vinification has given them a range of still and sparkling wines that shows what the Veneto does best at a price that rarely disappoints.
