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SHOW QUOTES 

“If you don't like wine, you may not like our product; in fact, you probably won't like our product.”

“You know we're not trying to preach; we're not trying to tell people not to drink alcohol. I drink alcohol, everybody in my company drinks alcohol, but there are times and there are places and there are people that can't, and it's about choice and inclusivity.

“Non-alcoholic wine it's a different product than normal wine, right? Just like non-alcoholic beer is a different product than normal beer. And so you have to think about the problem differently.”

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SHOW NOTES 

Gary Read is the enthused and impassioned CEO of Bolle Italian Sparkling alcohol-free wines.

A pioneering brand that has developed its own patent-pending process to become the world’s first double-fermented alcohol-free wines.

In this conversation, Gary shares both his own and oenologist (a fancy word for someone who really really likes working in wine) Roberto Vanin’s journey spanning decades in everything from tech start-ups to soft drinks R&D.

They have now come together, along with Napa Valley winemaker Steve Burch, to create a unique drink which has the potential to change the way the world makes alcohol-free wine (if they’re prepared to share their secrets, that is…).

We talk about the range as it stands now and what their unique yeast strain could mean for the future of the range (and I’m pleased to say, it’s good news!).

We also touch on the wider category of low/no-&-light and how we can help people to better understand it’s place in the world.

This was a lovely chat and I can’t wait to share it with you Low No Nation.

 

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Lucky Saint*

Athletic Brewing*

CleanCo*

 

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SHOW QUOTES 

 “If 80% of your lifestyle is healthy, you can accommodate a 20% indulgence, which may be your cream cakes, it may be a glass of wine, it may be whatever. It's unfortunately when you tip it over and you suddenly think you'll do 20% healthy, and you expect a result because the body doesn't work that way.”

“We do have stockists who really believe in what we’re trying to do. They share the same values and they like the drinks.”

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MoodyBrew is a functional beverage range made for adults with the tagline “Not alcoholic, but not soft”.

 

In this episode, I speak to husband-and-wife co-founders Alli and Rob Noel about the journey that led them to create this four-strong range of drinks, including Smoke, Ginger, Sunny, and Velvet.

 

Hear how Alli’s cancer diagnosis led them both to reassess the power of the nutrients we put in our body and how they helped her fight her way to the other side.

 

Created to both nourish the body and delight the tastebuds, MoodyBrew’s range is designed to replace specific moments from whiskey drinking to red wine.

 

Alli is also a regular contributor to Low No Drinker Magazine, and we discuss how her scientific background lends itself to measured articles designed to help those who want to cut back on alcohol without insisting that they give it up for good.

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We also talk about:
Guinness 0.0*
The Alcohol-Free Drinks Company
Wise bartender

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BEST EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT

#27 Meeting the Botanist: a tea-infused 'Function-Ale'

#7 The powerful journey of mushroom magic in alcohol-free brewing.

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SHOW QUOTES 

“You do not need a sad story to decide that you want to start to look at your relationship with alcohol.” 

“It was the, you know, two or three days where I just felt subpar. I was operating at 60% capacity"

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SHOW NOTES 

It's easy to compare ourselves with others in all walks of life but it's very rarely helpful.
 
 I used to compare myself to others in the low/no space and feel like a fraud, like I didn't belong.
 
 Why? Because I didn't stop drinking as a result of addiction, I didn't hit rock bottom and then claw my way out; I'm not an alcoholic, and I never joined a program.
 
 I just decided that alcohol wasn't the right choice for me, and that made me feel like my choice wasn't worth sharing as much as others.
 
 But I was wrong.
 
 In this week's solocast (new word of the week), I'm sharing my story so that you know it's perfectly ok to share yours.

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BEST EPISODES TO CHECK OUT NEXT
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#19 You don't have to be an alcoholic to want to rethink your drinking

#22 The Moderating Middle

 

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QUOTES
“It's going to be cooler to buy a non-alcoholic drink than an alcoholic drink sooner rather than later.” 

“You know it's fascinating and I think that's why I cannot see this being anything other than the most important change to the drinks landscape in my lifetime, for sure.”

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Pivoting from a successful consultancy career to launching a game-changing alcohol-free cider is no easy task, but that’s just what Chance Clean Cider founder John Logue has done.

In this conversation, he tells me exactly what that two-year journey has involved.

In a really candid and open conversation, John takes us from ideation to creation and shares how the network of low/no-&-light industry professionals he’s built along the way from working with non-alcoholic brands like Lucky Saint, Crossip and Rekorderlig has played an essential role in supporting his dream.

 From labelling issues to self-doubt, John’s experienced it all, but his passion for buoying an often-neglected sector of low/no has kept him going and led him to create a wonderful and much-needed drink.

With big plans for the next phase of Chance Clean Cider, John shares how his passion for music and festivals will impact the trajectory of the brand and how he’s focusing on on-premises sales as a route to reaching drinkers like him who love a cold, crisp, (& sustainable) cider made with England’s finest apples.

TRY CHANCE CLEAN CIDER

We also talk about:
Cloudwater Boring AF
Punk AF*
Guinness 0.0*
Big Drop*
Lucky Saint*
Crossip interview
Rebuttal:Don't believe the hype

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QUOTES FROM THE SHOW

“At every event we do, at least one person would be like “Non-alcoholic! What's the point?” Sometimes, they used to anger me. […] But I can understand where they're coming from. I mean, alcohol in Scotland is important.”

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NOTES FROM THE SHOW

This episode is a meeting of generations and a testament to what low/no-&-light does to bring people together in a whole new world of appreciation for a life less intoxicated.

 

Lewis Kennedy, 26, is the founder of Talonmore, a Scottish non-alcoholic dark spirit with notes of ginger and fresh Assam Tea.

 

In this episode, we discuss everything from what’s driving Gen-Z to drink less to how we can create a new drinking experience while still respecting the years of tradition behind the cocktails that the older generation has come to know and love.

 

Lewis takes us through the inspiration behind the brand and the help he received from his university to make this initial passing brag a reality.

 

Lewis unveils some plans for the brand with a new release coming soon, and of course, I ask him what he’s bringing to the BBQ.

 

Despite being hundreds of miles apart, talking to Lewis for this episode was like having a chat with a mate over a pint in a pub, and I cannot wait for you to come and join us.

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Jump Ship*

Wilfred’s*

Black Axe Throwing

Building Low No Nation Newsletter

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 About Low No Drinker
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#12 Redefining Scottish Alcohol-Free Spirits with Feragaia

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Joining me this week is Russell Lamb, co-founder of 6PERCENT, a new mid-range wine company producing the first in its planned range of lighter wines, a 6% merlot-cabernet sauvignon blend with half the ABV but all of the flavour.

Starting life as a lockdown wine-tasting company, Russ and his wife, Gabbi, soon came to realise that there was a demand from their clients for lower ABV wines that they were not able to meet with anything they could find and so they decided to solve the problem themselves.

In this episode we discuss the challenges in not only making a 6% wine, but in sharing it with a world that is not always ready to hear about it (let alone taste it).

We talk about the ever-present question of why lower alcohol drinks are priced the way they are even though they don’t contain alcohol (I love Russ’ answer to this by the way).

We also spend a lot of time examining the mid-range/light-alcohol category as a whole (there’s a lot to cover), blended drinking habits, and how we communicate to consumers the benefits of these new lower-alcohol drinks.

Of course, there’s the Low No Drinker BBQ-Q in which Russell shares some of his favourite go-to low/no-&-light drinks and if you’re looking to get in on the ground floor of this emerging category Russell opens up about their upcoming fundraising round*.

I truly enjoyed Russell’s company on this chat, and I enjoyed tasting his wine. If you want to give it a try too, 6PERCENT has kindly shared the code GREATTASTE10 for listeners in Low No Nation to get 10% off their order (plus free shipping over £30) at their website https://www.6percent.wine/

Make sure you tag us both on Instagram when you try it @6percent.wine &

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QUOTES FROM THE SHOW

“I don't really care that wine is normally made from grapes or that a gin is made from, you know, distillates of xyz herbs.”

 

“Do I think it's impossible? No, I don't think it's impossible, I think it takes time.”

 

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NOTES FROM THE SHOW 

Bringing you more international insight from Low No Nation, in this week’s conversation, I’m chatting with GNISTA founder Erika Ollén about her unique range of ‘not’ wines and ‘not’ spirits.

 

I love Erika’s story and how her goal was always to make the best liquid by travelling the world to ask the drink makers what they wanted from a non-alcoholic liquid to make the best cocktails.

 

After years of research GNISTA launched in 2019 to an international market of bartenders and drinks enthusiasts who just happen to prefer their drinks alcohol-free at times.

 

Erika shares her experiences of creating her Frenh & Italian style ‘not’ wines and we discuss the challenges of getting the same buy-in from sommeliers as she did from the bartenders she spoke to.

 

Non-alcoholic GNISTA is available in 10 markets around the world, but Brexit has impacted the way the business runs from the UK. We also talk about the pros & cons of ‘big alcohol’ and the buying power of millennials in the low/no-&-light alcohol space.

 

Despite a technical glitch that nearly set my camera on fire, this is a great conversation full of insight and new perspective.

 
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We also talks about:
Caliente

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 QUOTES FROM THE SHOW

“Whether you're drinking or not drinking, whether you're a vegetarian or a vegan or you like a steak, we should be accepting of you and welcoming and inclusive, and that's really for me why no and low exists.”

 

“I stand by my medium fish because the pond also contains Diageo and Pernod and Campari and many other companies that are way, way bigger.”

 

“It's not for people that don't drink, it's for people that don't want to drink that round.”

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NOTES FROM THE SHOW

How do you go from conservational biology to alcohol-free mixology?

 

I had no idea, so I asked the man who did it with style: Paul Mathew, the founder of Everleaf Non-Alcoholic Aperitifs.

 

Not only has this range changed my appreciation for the aperitif category, but speaking to Paul opened up a world of botanical awareness that makes you want to dive right in with him.

 

In this episode, Paul Mathew’s humble approach to the great things he’s achieved with the brand is matched by his passion for an on-trade industry that saw him go from university student to world traveller. And it’s an industry which he is excited and motivated to support as the nation considers it’s drinking habits both in the home and in our bars. 
 

In our chat, we cover everything from non-alcoholic cocktail competitions to the international low/no-drinking movement. We consider whether bar menus should add ABVs or units to their drinks lists, and Paul shares a fond appreciation for the amazing team around him.

 

I ask Paul, “What’s next for Everleaf?” and, of course, our now infamous BBQ-Q (and you won’t be surprised to know that Paul’s list is a long one!)

 

As one of the leading brands in the low/no-&-light drinks industry, it was an honour to interview a founder who is still so firmly rooted in what he believes in, never straying from his love of all things nature and his goals to build a sustainable brand that gives back

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Alcohol-free drinks still get a bad rap.


Whether from those who’ve tried one and written off the whole category or from recovery personas rejecting the premise of alcohol alternatives.


But as with all things in life, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to whether alcohol-free drinks are triggers or lifesavers.


In this episode, I share some of my findings from research into the question as well as the experience of a recovery coach with lived experience.


Inspired by an Instagram post proclaiming that NA beers are akin to “using behaviour”, I share the power and the challenge of appreciating alcohol-adjacent drinks from those in recovery to general consumption.

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What inspired a successful serial entrepreneur to transition into the world of non-alcoholic beverages? 

 

David Begg is the founder and driving force behind REAL Drinks Co, the naturally fermented sparkling tea brand.

 

Inspired by his passion for homegrown food and fermentation, David turned his hobby from a garage corner operation (with his wife’s permission, of course) to, several years later, opening the first non-alcoholic fermentery based in Buckinghamshire, south-east England.

 

REAL is the sparkling tea brand revolutionising the low/no industry by helping everyone “celebrate life unconstrained”.
 
 

David takes us through each of his teas and the meticulous process that goes into creating them, from personally travelling the world to assess the finest quality leaves to the DNA testing to understand exactly how they deliver flavour and drive complexity.

 

 

We look at the unique intersection of winemaking and tea fermentation that Real Drinks Co. has mastered, sidestepping the traditional challenges of dealcoholising wines and beers. 

 

 

Learn all about REAL’s three distinct and luxurious beverages, Peony Blush, Royal Flush, and Dry Dragon, as David takes us through each liquid's flavour profile with a sneak insight into the production process.

 

 

Whether you're a seasoned connoisseur or a curious newcomer, this episode promises to enlighten and excite your palate with the art of non-alcoholic fermentations.

 

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Try REAL*
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 We also talked about:
 Lucky Saint*

Crossip*

Big Drop*

Botivo*

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