Hola Sparkling 0.0% – alcohol-free

Hola Sparkling 0.0% sparkles with no alcohol at all

Hola Sparkling 0.0% from Barcelona Brands is sparkling and non-alcoholic, made from dealcoholized white wine and grape must. Not a carbonated grape juice, but a sparkling drink made from pure Macabeo, certified organic and vegan, with 0.0 percent alcohol.

Hola Sparkling 0.0% is the non-alcoholic version in the Hola family from Barcelona Brands. To produce it, a finished white wine made from pure Macabeo is gently dealcoholized. In the glass, it appears a bright straw yellow with greenish reflections, with notes of green apple and white grape on the nose.

Green apple, white grape, fine perlage

The aroma is fruity and bright: green apple first, then white grape, with a hint of citrus over the top.

On the palate, it remains pleasantly fruity and harmonious, with a fine perlage. There are 5.5 grams of sugar per 100 milliliters.

Drink it ice-cold at 6 to 8 degrees, when it is at its freshest. It is less forgiving of warmth than a sparkling wine with alcohol, because it lacks the alcohol as a carrier to preserve aromas over time. So it's better to keep topping up the glass rather than letting it sit.

For toasting, when everyone should join the celebration

This sparkling wine is the right choice for groups where not everyone is drinking alcohol, but no one wants to stand around with juice in their hand.

It pairs well with delicate tapas, light meats, rice dishes, and young cheeses—in short, anywhere its alcoholic sibling would be served. It is a perfect match for Basque-style anchovies and a handful of Marcona almonds, as the salt brings out its fruitiness.

For everyone doing Dry January and for anyone who simply doesn't feel like drinking alcohol: this one cuts the same figure at the table as the Cava Hola Brut and comes in the same eye-catching bottle design. That is worth more than it sounds, because joining in the celebration is also a question of the glass you are holding.

How the alcohol disappears from the wine

It starts with a finished white wine made from 100 percent Macabeo, that Catalan variety that provides roundness in Cava, fermented in stainless steel under temperature control.

Then comes the technology that makes the difference: a spinning cone column. Inside, the wine rotates as a paper-thin film over stacked cones under a vacuum. This allows the alcohol to evaporate at a low temperature, instead of having to boil the wine. The delicate fruit aromas are captured by the system beforehand and added back afterwards.

What remains is a wine without alcohol, but also without body, because alcohol provides sweetness and fullness. Therefore, it is topped up with grape must and then carbonated. There is no second fermentation in the bottle here, as that would have created new alcohol.

The sparkling wine is certified organic and vegan like its siblings, under the same Catalan control number. Finally, a non-alcoholic drink without a "makeshift" taste.

You can find more from the producer in the Barcelona Brands portrait, and more alcohol-free bottles under Sparkling non-alcoholic.

Organic control number ES-ECO-019 CT

Sparkling beverage made from concentrated grape must and dealcoholized white wine