Wine with Leslie: De-alcoholised wines have improved enormously

I do like to look on the new year as a time for renewal and change, but this usually entails exploring new wine regions and grape varieties, not wine-like substances with the alcohol removed. Picture: iStock.

Happy 2026, and no, of course I’m not doing dry January or any other penance, I was good last year so I don’t see why I should punish myself. 

I do like to look on the new year as a time for renewal and change, but this usually entails exploring new wine regions and grape varieties, not wine-like substances with the alcohol removed.