I must be honest, I don’t like prosecco – I’ve always found it too sweet, so I’m delighted to have found a soulmate in Katherine Jones, creator of ThinK Wine Group. Keen on reducing unnecessary sugar in her life and having failed to find any palatable low-sugar sparkling wine, in 2020 she decided to create her own, and I’m so glad she did.
In fact I’m very excited about ThinK Wine Prosecco. It’s made in the Treviso region of Italy, from the finest Glera grapes, thus earning its right to the Prosecco name. But this isn’t just ‘another prosecco’ – oh no – it’s organic and vegan, and lower in sugars, carbohydrates and sulphites.
But now for the exciting bit, unlike some low sugar wines, ThinK Wine haven’t relied on ‘cheats’ such as artificial sweeteners. Through arduous trial, error, and more trial, ThinK Wine have developed a method which allows nature to express itself. The ThinK Wine Prosecco process majors on the natural flavour and sugars in the grapes to create the alcohol and the fizz. As someone with a passion for the healthy benefits of natural, unadulterated products and the power of nature, this is a joy to learn.
So that brings us to the million-dollar question – how does it taste? Well my verdict is … exquisite. The lower sugar allows the natural flavours of the grapes to shine, and I now have a new respect for the Glera grape – pear and citrus, delicate and exciting – a real pleasure to sip slightly chilled. Thanks to a guest appearance of the sun today, I can confirm that ThinK Wine Prosecco is perfect for a warm afternoon in the garden with friends. And this isn’t just my opinion, it won silver at the world-renowned Glass of Bubbly Awards.
But there’s more. ThinK Wine have developed a great sparkling rosé too – ThinK PinK, made from Pinot Grigio grapes, also from Treviso, an area with a great reputation for this type of wine. Like the Prosecco, ThinK PinK is vegan and organic with reduced sugar, calories and sulphites. And yes I did test this in the garden today too, although only the one glass, I promise. It was simply delicious – light and distinctive – classic pinot grigio. And like it’s Prosecco sister, it also has the validation of a silver win at the world-renowned Glass of Bubbly Awards.
Both wines have just 75 calories and 0g carbs with just 0.58g of residual sugar per 125ml (classed as zero sugar by UK standards), while still retaining an ABV of 11%.
So if you’re tempted, and you should be, these super sparkling wines are available from ThinK Wine at a very competitive £20.99 for a 75cl bottle. Handy 20cl bottles are also available. So think summer, ThinK Wine.
By Dr K Thompson, author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows
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