novino

novino, unique, naturally non-alcoholic

We make novino from sun-ripened wine grapes that are pressed in the traditional way and carefully fermented. Unlike wine production, however, no alcohol is produced during fermentation, but rather an abundance of mild, fresh fruit acids.

We think that a "special drop" belongs to a nice evening with friends - but it doesn't always have to be alcohol! And because there was no non-alcoholic beverage that met our requirements in terms of taste and production, we have been working on it ourselves for almost 4 years now, together with winemakers, cellar masters and biotechnologists. Our "special drop" should be complex and fruity-fine in taste, of course without alcohol and as handcrafted as a good wine from the vintner.

How do we do that?

We take single-varietal grapes from a small family vineyard in Rheinhessen. They are crushed, pressed and fermented - similar to wine production. However, we do not use wine yeast for fermentation, but other cultures, such as those used in the production of yogurt, bionade, or kombucha. These cultures convert the sugar in the grapes not into ethanol, but into aromatic fruit acids - which also taste much better and less pungent than alcohol.

What sounds so simple is actually quite complicated. Because precisely because we don't help it along with sugar, flavors or other additives, the full and final taste of novino must come from the grapes and from their refinement. As with wine, the taste of novino also changes with the variety, origin and vintage of the grapes, as well as with the type and duration of fermentation.