Back in January 2021, when I had a little whinge about the sickly and/or tasteless alcohol-free drink options available to abstaining wine lovers, an email popped up in my inbox from Natasha Hughes MW. 'I just read your article and completely agree with you that it's difficult finding low/no drinks that have enough bite...
Specially for designated drivers and abstainers
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It may be a bit late for Sober October, but we're now in the run-up to the holiday season and someone is going to have to be the designated driver. Tam suggests three brand-new ranges of interesting alternatives to often-dreary alcohol-free wines and beers.
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