{"id":179,"date":"2023-08-13T05:51:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T04:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodstuffdrinks.com\/?p=179"},"modified":"2024-01-26T05:59:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T04:59:05","slug":"is-alcohol-free-wine-beer-really-alcohol-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodstuffdrinks.com\/is-alcohol-free-wine-beer-really-alcohol-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Alcohol Free Wine & Beer Really Alcohol Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the last few years in the UK there has been a large increase in people going alcohol free.  I\u2019m frequently asked Is alcohol free wine & beer really alcohol free? <\/em>so I thought I\u2019d explain how much alcohol is in these drinks and why the term alcohol-free <\/em>can be confusing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quick answer is alcohol-free<\/em> wine or beer made in the UK will contain a small amount of alcohol – up to 0.05% abv, but there is up to +\/- 0.5% margin in measuring the alcohol content. The rules are different for drinks imported into the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m sure you don’t really fancy sitting reading a number of legal food regulations to understand how much alcohol is in your wine or beer, so I’ve done the hard work for you. As you can imagine they were a particularly riveting read, but I managed to get through and have summarised what I’ve learned about the UK rules below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is ABV?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before we kick off, let\u2019s just explain alcohol by volume<\/em>, better know as ABV.  This is the common measure for how much alcohol it is contained within a drink and is used worldwide. The standard measure of abv shows how much alcohol is contained in 100 millilitres of a drink at a temperature of 20C. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I won\u2019t go into more detail here, but Wikipedia<\/a> has loads more if you\u2019re interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Much Alcohol is in Alcohol-Free Drinks?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The simple fact is there is a small amount of alcohol in alcohol free wine and beer, but it’s a tiny amount. In the UK there is legislation guiding how drinks can be labelled<\/a> based on how much alcohol they contain.  For drinks under 1.2%, the following names are given: <\/p>\n\n\n\n