Wine tasting is famous for some rather odd ... while "wet gravel" is more likely found in descriptions of red wines, especially ones made with Cabernet Franc or Cabernet Sauvignon.

Up to now, most NA wines have come off either harsh and oddly hollow or else tasting of fruit juice and not much else. But, drawn along in the wake of successful nonalcoholic beers and spirits ...

But when the average bottle of actual Champagne is $50 in a store, it’s well worth noting that there are lots of great sparkling producers out there whose wines run roughly half that much.