Wine: low abv wines that hit the high notes

Just because a wine has less alcohol content doesn't mean it has less flavour. Far from it, in some cases

The news that the government has negotiated a deal with the drinks industry to reduce the strength of pub house wines to below 12.5% abv will no doubt strike gloom into the hearts of lovers of popular wines such as New Zealand sauvignon blanc and Australian shiraz, but the fact is that more than one glass of these wines can easily tip you over your recommended daily intake: a 125ml glass of 14% abv shiraz is 1.8 units, but make that a 12% French red, and you've trimmed that to 1.5.

There are plenty of wines around at a lower abv, as I've pointed out before. The problem is that many of them are off-dry. Fine if you're happy to drink moscato or Mosel riesling with your steak or Sunday roast, not so good if you're trying to find a dry wine.

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