Oddbird Alcohol Free Blanc De Blancs

Imagine Champagne, just without the alcohol.

Already huge in Scandinavia, Oddbird is a social enterprise driven to change the drinking norms of our society. This Swedish brand’s game-changing sparkling wine range is without doubt the finest collection of alcohol-free wines we have ever tasted.

Moa Gürbüzer is a former family therapist and social worker who witnessed the detrimental effect of alcohol on society first-hand for more than two decades. This inspired her to create Oddbird, an alternative that bucks the trend of our powerful drinking culture by providing world-class wines that are liberated from alcohol. Along the way, she enlisted the help of one of the world’s leading Champagne experts, Richard Juhlin. Support from a person that holds the world record for the most Champagne ever tasted (13,000+ unique Champagnes in his lifetime in case you were wondering), maybe goes some way to explaining why the quality of Oddbird’s alcohol-free sparkling is so immense.

Oddbird Blanc de Blancs is made from 100% Chardonnay grown in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. The grapes are picked young to capture the freshness and vibrancy of the aromatics, and the wine is then aged for twelve months, including a short time in small oak casks to add richness and nuttiness. What astounded us is the skill in the de-alcoholising process, which retains all the intensity and elegance of the wine. Mineral notes dance with lime peel, lemon, crunchy Granny Smith apple and a combination of bitter almonds, honey and pastry that makes the tummy rumble for almond croissants. This alcohol-free and deeply complex sparkling is the perfect way to make sure no guest ever feels excluded from the celebration. The sense that “alcohol-free” means missing out has been dispelled forever.