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In case you’re thinking ‘low alcohol wine – what even IS that and also WHY?’ then stay with me for a second.
I like a glass of wine as much as the next 40 year old single parent who sometimes wonders about the practicalities of dying alone in a house full of cats, but I don’t always get the opportunity to have a drink whenever I want. Belle hasn’t learnt to drive yet – roll on August – and because I’m the only grown up, anytime we go anywhere it means I’m in charge of the car.
I’ve also heard that there are people who actually just don’t ENJOY drinking all the time. It seems unlikely, but apparently it’s true.
Seriously though, I am joking (a bit) because the older I get, the less I seem to be able to tolerate alcohol. What I DO like though is the whole ritual of opening a bottle and pouring a glass of something. Chinking glasses with a friend in a sunny garden, feeling your shoulders drop that little bit. All of that is just NICE isn’t it?
Alcohol free wines though, or drinks claiming to be alternatives, are often a bit disappointing. I’ve tried drinks called things like ‘Chardonnay without the hangover’ and they are really NOT. Some alcohol free beers are okay, others taste like week old sandwiches.
I was interested then to give the new Black Tower Deliciously Light range a try.
Now I appreciate that it may be a while since you found yourself with a bottle of Black Tower, but hear me out, because there are two very appealing things going on with Black Tower Deliciously Light, aside from the fact that it’s only 0.5% ABV.
Firstly, it’s low in calories. This is a bit of an issue normally with fancy alcohol free drinks as they tend to be very high in sugar, and leave you feeling a bit like you wish you’d just has a glass of water and a Crunchie.
The Black Tower Deliciously Light range is only 29 calories for a 125ml glass though – roughly 70 calories fewer than a standard glass of wine. For anyone doing Slimming World – that’s just 1.5 SYNS.
Secondly, it actually tastes nice. This mind sound like an obvious thing to say, because I wouldn’t be talking about it if I thought it was rank, but I’m not going to pretend I wasn’t sceptical at least. We took a bottle of the Deliciously Light Sparkling to some friends for an Easter Egg hunt, and after some initial eyebrow raising, possibly just because of the low alcohol content, there were a lot of mutterings of ‘it’s really quite tasty!’ and ‘oh this is actually quite nice!’
(WARNING: Make sure you are pointing the bottle away from people when you start to open it. Our cork was rather on the feisty side, which added to the festivities but left a small dent in the ceiling.)
We did experiment too with adding things to it, like peach syrup, and all agreed that the sparkling would make an excellent base for mocktails. The Deliciously Light range is created using real wine and a gentle process that extracts the alcohol, so it has a fruity sweetness about it, but without losing the edge of wine. The sparkling would be brilliant for fake bellinis and things like that.
I really enjoyed the red with some ice in the garden over the sunny bank holiday weekend – I’ve heard chilled red wine is a THING is some hot countries – and as I type this I have the rose version in a bag, ready to take to my mum’s for lunch as, surprise surprise, I’ll be driving home again.
As well as launching the Deliciously Light range, Black Tower is sponsoring Tough Mudder this summer, a muddy obstacle course that I’ve been lead to believe is great fun, especially if you take part with a big group of friends. The Deliciously Light range would be perfect for a Tough Mudder prep meeting the night before because you wouldn’t have to go over a scramble net with a hangover. No one wants that.
To celebrate the new drinks, Black Tower is offering one of my readers a lovely prize. Hoorah!
Win a case of low alcohol wine + six Tough Mudder tickets
If you fancy giving the Black Tower Deliciously Light range a try, and rounding up a group of friends for a fun, active day out, then there COULD NOT BE a better prize combination for you!
To be in with a chance to win a case of Black Tower Deliciously Light and Tough Mudder tickets for you and five friends, leave a comment on this post telling me what your tipple of choice is when you’re the designated driver, and which from the Black Tower range you’d most like to try.
Register your comment in the widget below and then complete as many of the other entries as you can, to give yourself as much chance as possible of winning the prize. The competition will close at 11.59pm on May 12th 2019 and full T&Cs apply.
Good luck and cheers!
i would love to try the rose
I would like to try the red.
the white please
The sparkling wine
i would love to try the sparkling one looks great for special occasions too thank you
The Rose one sounds great!
Red for me – they all sound fab
I’d most like to try the rose.
I usually have a line and soda when not drinking wine. I’d like to try the rose.
Would love to try the sparkling as I like a glass of fizz
I haven’t drank alcohol for over a year now so would be great to try the sparkling
the white please
The Deliciously Light Sparkling
I would love to try the sparkling wine
I think the Rose would be perfect on a warm summers day
My tipple of choice is when I’m the designated driver is soda water and lime. I would would most like to try the sparkling wine from the Black Tower range.
The rose would be my choice
sparkling please!!!x
Would like to try the white please
I would love to try the Sparkling
Honestly I want to try them all I hate hangovers but love wine! I guess the red would be my favourite!
The rose would be perfect!!
Rose, for me.
I would love to try out the rose
Would try the Rose with a nice BBQ
I think summer calls for the rose
The rose looks scrummy
The white would be my first try :)
A rose is always good on a summer evening with friends! xx
The red, although also tempted by the white with summer coming!
It would have to be the Rose.
If I’m driving I like a nice cup of tea… I’d like to try the Deliciously Light Sparkling
i would love to try the sparkling wine :)
When driving my drink of choice is blackcurrant soda.
I would like to try black tower rose
Rose! :)
I’d most like to try the sparkling wine!
I’d like to try the Rose.
I would like to try the sparkling wine.
I would like to try the red
I would love to try the sparkling wine too. Looks lovely
I would like to try the sparkling one
The Rose
Id love to try the sparkling wine xx
Its all about the Rose for me
Rose
I’d like to try the rose; I usually drink white but I enjoy rose as something different.
White would be lovely!
The Rose one sounds great!
I’d love to try the rose :)
RED
the sparkling thankyou
I really like the sound of the sparkling! Sitting in the garden in the sunshine :)
Would really like to try the Rose.
Would love to try the Rose.
I am totally alcohol free. My preference is a nicely chilled fruity drink but I’m always up for trying any new alcohol free drinks. Bottoms up!
the white just to compare with our usual plonk :)
Definitely the Rose!
The Rose!
The red wine
i would like to try the red please – the tough mudder sounds like fun, and would need a glass after that x
Love sparkling so would like to try that one!
The sparkling wine please!
I would love to try the white
Low alcohol choices would be best and I would try the rose first
The rose for me
I’d try the White first x
Rose for me while sat in the garden with friends
Usually a diet coke when driving, and would love to try the red!
I’m a red kinda girl, so that’s what I’d like to try, thanks
The sparkling wine with the rose a very close second
It would be the Sparkling.
The light sparkling white is the ideal one for me
I would start off with the Rose.
I would like to try the Rose
Would love to try the red. Not tried wine with ice before, so that’ll be a new experience I’ll have to try.
The sparkling wine
I love a virgin margarita (ok, any mocktail really!) when I’m the driver….but I’d love to try a glass of the sparkling wine – it looks delish!
Definitely the red, I’m intrigued to see if a low alcohol red can taste any good!
Red preferably.
Would love to try the Red Black Tower!
I would love to try the white please. Thanks for the competition.
Rose as long as it’s not too sweet
When designated driver I stick to Diet Coke.
The back tower range sounds delicious; I would love to try the deliciously light sparkling
Would love to try the white
love my sparkling wine
The sparkling wine
The Rose!
I would like the White
I’d like to try them all but if I have to choose one it would be a close call between the red and sparkling with the red just pipping
I’d like to try the fruity white the most :)
I’d try the red
Would love to try the rose especially as its almost summer, would be fantastic with a nice salad
I would really like to try the rose one. Perfect for hot Summer days!
The sparkling rose is perfect for me!
If I’m honest, I’d like to try a n alcoholic one!
I’d like to try the sparkling wine first!
The sparkling please.
the white would be fab tasting on my palate
I’d love to try the white x