Jörg Geiger Gradwanderung 35 Grad Sauvignon Blanc non-alcoholic. A still, dry food companion made from dealcoholized white wine with gooseberry, mirabelle plum, and blossoms.

Jörg Geiger Gradwanderung 35 Grad Sauvignon Blanc non-alcoholic is a still, dry food companion from the GRAD°WANDERUNG line: 75% dealcoholized white wine with gooseberry, mirabelle plum, and pear juice, herbs, and blossoms, under 0.5% vol, 750 ml, refined in Schlat on the Swabian Alb. Not a juice, not a sparkling wine – a companion for the white wine glass.

Gradwanderung 35 Grad Sauvignon Blanc by Jörg Geiger starts out as a real wine. A dry, still white wine, half Sauvignon Blanc, plus Sémillon and Muscadelle, it gently loses its alcohol in the company's own facility. This is done via vacuum distillation at 35 °C, and it is this exact temperature that appears as a number on the label. During dealcoholization, some of the wine's character is lost along with the alcohol. That is why Jörg Geiger subsequently refines the wine with gooseberry juice, partially fermented dealcoholized apple wine, pear juice, 6% mirabelle plum juice, and herbal and floral extracts. Legally, the result is called an "aromatized non-alcoholic beverage with dealcoholized wine." In the glass, you have a still, dry white with 1.9 g of sugar per 100 ml.

Taste

The manufacturer describes the nose as vegetally refreshing, peppery, and yellow-fruity. Bright grape, ripe mirabelle plum, and green gooseberry lie side by side, accompanied by a hint of elderflower. On the palate, it shows green apple and gooseberry and remains dry until the finish. The impression is delicately tart and herbal, with the lively acidity that Sauvignon fans know.

Anyone expecting a sweet, fruity grape juice will be disappointed – the 35 Grad is made for the dining table. Within the line, it is the green, spicy white. The 32 Grad Riesling is more delicately fruity, with bright grape, pear, quince, and white blossoms.

Usage

In a white wine glass, at 7 to 8 °C: This is how the 35 Grad stays taut and fresh. Jörg Geiger recommends it with light appetizers, shellfish and crustaceans, and light vegetable dishes. As a specific pairing, the manufacturer suggests celeriac in a salt crust. There, the peppery, vegetal side of the beverage meets the earthy tuber.

At home, this means: asparagus with new potatoes, shrimp with lemon, mussels in a herbal broth, or a fresh goat cheese with herbs. Still as it is, it can be enjoyed like wine throughout the entire meal.

Our tip: Try the celeriac in salt crust yourself. Encase the tuber in salt dough and bake it in the oven until soft. Break it open at the table, serve with brown butter, and pour the well-chilled 35 Grad alongside.

Origin

The GRAD°WANDERUNG has been produced since 2023 in Schlat at the Albtrauf, in the Jörg Geiger manufactory's own dealcoholization facility. The wine is sprayed under a high vacuum of 50 mbar in two seven-meter-high columns. In this way, the alcohol evaporates even at a low temperature. The facility captures the aromas as aromatic water, a portion of which is added back. The temperature ratings of the line range from 32 to 37 degrees, each representing the temperature at which the respective wine was dealcoholized.

For the refinement process, the manufactory has access to around 200 spices, 70 herbs, blossoms, and house-made hydrolats. Apples and pears come from "Swabian Meadow Fruit" (Schwäbisches WiesenObst), old varieties from the region's traditional orchards. Jörg Geiger is a trained chef and has been making non-alcoholic beverages since 2003. He calls the GRAD°WANDERUNG still food companions: complex, dry, and non-alcoholic.

For whom

The 35 Grad is for people who enjoy drinking white wine with their meals and are currently skipping the alcohol. For dinner when someone is driving, for weekday lunches, and for hosts who want to offer a dry companion for fish. Those who like it sparkling should choose the ViSecco Sauvignon Blanc, the sparkling variant of the same grape variety. You can find all lines on our Jörg-Geiger-page.

Note: The beverage contains sulfites. The 35 Grad is not suitable for those looking for a soft, sweet white – it is dry and herbal.

Dealcoholized Sauvignon Blanc, refined with gooseberry and mirabelle plum – the still, dry food companion for crustaceans and vegetables.