Dry(ish) January with Old Vines Supper Club
Old Vines Supper Club joined ABC7 to walk you through some non-alcoholic options that you probably haven't heard of.
Updated: 10:56 AM EST Jan 13, 2025
YOUR MOST ACCURATE FORECAST FROM ABC, 7. >> FOR OVER A DECADE NOW, MANY OF ATTEMPTED TO START THE NEW YEAR OFF ON A DRIER, KNOW, WEATHERFORD EYEING OF STAINING OR MAYBE JUST GIVING YOUR BODY A BREAK. DRY JANUARY ALLOWS PEOPLE TO TAKE A STEP BACK, OBSERVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL. GET A FRESH START. NOW MANY BEVERAGE BRANDS ARE OFFERING THESE NON ALCOHOLIC OPTIONS. AND TODAY WE HAVE ZACH THEM TIME. >> OLD VINES SAID CLUB. BACK WITH US HERE IN THE STUDIO WALKING US THROUGH SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT I KNOW GREG AND I HAD NOT HEARD OR THE FACT SHOWING US SOME OF THESE DURING THE GYMS WEATHER FORECAST. THESE ARE AMAZING SOME EVEN LOCAL. YEAH, THIS IS REALLY FUN, YOU KNOW, AND >> 2025 THINK IT'S MORE SURREAL. EVERY TIME I A HEATER AND IT'S IT'S AMAZING TO THINK ABOUT IN THE WORLD OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE. THE COMPLEXITY OF QUALITY THAT WE HAVE IN THIS IN THE WORLD OF SPIRITS AND WINE AND CRAFT BEER. AND NOW WE HAVE EVEN MORE OPTIONS IN THE NON-ALCOHOLIC SPACE LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT REPLICATE THAT SAME EXCITING MOMENT OF YOUR FAVORITE SINGLE BARREL. REALLY SUBURBAN OR THE NEXT VINTAGE OF YOUR FAVORITE WINE OR A NEW CRAFT? BEER COLLABORATION. WE'RE NOW REPLICATING THAT IN A MUCH BIGGER WAY. BUSINESS OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OVER 20 BILLION DOLLARS. NOW IT'S AMAZING. AND THAT ENCOMPASSES, YOU KNOW, DISTILLED NON-ALCOHOLIC, SPIRITS, MORE LEGACY PRODUCTIONS OF DR HALLWAYS, LINE BEERS CRAFT BEERS. BUT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT ALCOHOL, TURN IT. IT'S LIKE EVERY GUY, THEIR BEVERAGE, WHICH IS JUST DOWN THE STREET HERE IN METRO ON METRO PARKWAY, OUT BUYERS FOR PROXIES, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO START THIS HAS BEEN A FAN OF MINE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND I LIKE THESE AS DISTINCTIVELY. NOT WHY THEY ARE WHAT WE CALL A PROXY FOR WHITE WINE ALTERNATIVE. THEY DO USE WINE GRAPES. BUT THEY ALSO ALLOW FOR A MORE COMPLEX DRINKING EXPERIENCE THAN THE LIFE. I THOUGHT WERE TRYING. IT BEGINS, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. DE OCA HI-LINE GOES THROUGH A PROCESS OF REALLY MOLECULAR THE BREAKING DOWN THE WINE TO REMOVE THE OUT THE HOME AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. SO BY DOING PROXIES, WE USE THESE QUALITY INGREDIENTS INCLUDING WINE GRAPES, BUT WE NEVER GO THROUGH THAT FERMENTATION PROCESS. IT'S VERY GOOD. IT'S VERY REFRESHING. FLAVOR FULL. IT HAS A LOT MORE OF THAT BODY THAT WE WANT FROM WIND. SO WE'RE TALKING WINE AND FOOD MOMENT, PERHAPS THIS BEHAVES A LOT MORE. SIMILARLY, THEY DO HAVE MORE WINE BOTTLES THAT HAVE READ WHITE FULL BUT WIND ALTERNATIVES, REFRESHING ALTERNATIVES. THE CANS WITH ONLY THING IN STOCK, JANUARY IS TAKING ITS TOLL AND A GREAT WAY PROXIES AS A GREAT. IT'S VERY GOOD. ESPECIALLY HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND PRITZKER WEATHER LATELY, EVEN THAT IS JUST VERY, VERY REFRESHING. GATHER. I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE GUYS BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING TRULY UNIQUE. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TOP SHELF ALCOHOL, TURN IT DRIVE IS FUELED BY CITRUS PEEL ORRIS ROOT HOPS LEMON BALM GINGER CORIANDER. THAT'S JUST TO NAME A FEW THINK. WOW. THIS IS MEANT TO BE A DOCTOR. JANNIK ORGANIC NATURAL INGREDIENTS THAT REALLY HELP YOU FUNCTION BETTER. NOW, WHAT KIND OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE WITH THIS? THIS COULD ACTUALLY MARGARITA REPLACEMENT, OK? YOU'LL NOTICE YEAR WHEN AND WHEN YOU TASTE IT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A PUNCTURE. THAT LEMON BALM THAT REALLY REFRESHING TARTNESS FROM THE ACID LIKE THAT. LIKE A NICE NIGHT OUT WILL SWEEP THIS ON THE KNOW, ZACH, IT SMELLS MAGNIFICENT. VERY FLORAL. VERY AS IT'S IT WOULD WORK FOR MARGARITA MINUTES AT SAME VERY SMOOTH. ABSOLUTELY. GREAT AROMA. >> COATS, THE TONGUE. AGAIN. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU TYPICALLY CAN'T FIND IN THIS SPACE. AND THEY PLEXI THE DEPTH OF THE WEIGHT, WHICH ALCOHOL TYPICALLY BRINGS. SURE WHETHER IT'S THE BEER WINE SPIRITS, THE ALCOHOL NET WEIGHT. CREATES THAT LINK THE FINISH. THEY HAVE REPLICATED THAT HERE IN AN ENTIRELY THAT SOME THAT'S AWESOME. IT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD. IT WAS LIKE DURING A LOT OF IT KNOW I CAN DRIVE HOME, CORRECT? THAT'S WHICH IS GREAT. IT OPENS UP THE SPACE. I'M SURE FOR ALL OF YOUR STAFF WHO LOVES TO DO THE CREATED CREATIVE COCKTAILS AND ABSOLUTELY AND ESPECIALLY FOR OUR STAFF OR OUR GUESTS. IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A MOMENT, WHETHER IT'S IN DRY JANUARY OR BE ON THESE 31 DAYS, LOOKING TO CREATE THAT SAME EXCITING MOMENT WHETHER A TASTING MENU DOWN IN OUR SUPPER CLUB OR STOPPING IN FOR HAPPY HOUR AT MERCADO LOCATIONS ARE WITHOUT HAVING THAT PRESSURE, THAT ANXIETY WITHOUT THE WHOLE DOES. YEAH. AND REMOVING ALL THE NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS THE DAY AFTER OVER. YEAH, THE ADDED WEIGHT. THE IN ADDITION TOWARDS EXERCISE, ALL OF THESE THINGS REALLY WORK IN A MUCH MORE HOLISTIC WAY. AND THAT TO ME SUCH AN EXCITING ELEMENT TO BRING IN TO FIND FOOD BEVERAGE SPACE OR IF YOU LOOK UP HERE, THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT BAR CART. I WOULDN'T. I WOULD BE NONE. THE WISER WELL, AND THE TRUTH IS GOING TO THAT'S WHAT WE FOUND RECENT YEARS. THE NOT ONLY IN ADDITION TO THE QUALITY AND THE COMPLEXITY OF PRODUCTS, BUT THE THE MARKET, THE PACKAGING. YEAH. LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT REALLY CREATES A MORE DISTINCTIVE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND OUT IN A VISUAL SENSE, IMPORTANT TO DIFFERENT ONES HERE BECAUSE I WANT YOU GUYS TO TRY AND I CAN WHICHEVER ONE YOU ENJOY THE MOST. I CAN POUR MORE OF AND I LOVE THESE GLASSES TO GET A FRESH FRESH GLASSER HERE LAST THE 2 4 TO OFF OUR THE LAST 2 FROM GATHER THAT I BROUGHT HERE REVOLUTION, WHICH IS MORE OF A BITTER ORANGE, IF YOU AT THEIR TIVO CAMPARI RAPPER ALL MOMENT AND THEN THE UNTHINKABLE WHICH ACTUALLY NEEDED FOR THIS REGRETS BECAUSE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS. YES, LIKE THIS. A LOT. THIS THAT'S REALLY GOOD. REPLICATING THAT OLD FASHION MOMENT. YES, USING VANILLA BEAN COW RE. SHE AND I GOT TO THINK REALLY CREATING A RICHNESS AND AND THAT SAME KIND OF SMOKE. EVEN JUST JUST GONNA SAY THAT IT'S A KIND OF A SMOKEY AFTER TASTE THE GREAT WAY. THIS IS THE UNTHINKABLE IN MY RIGHT. THE UNTHINKABLE, REALLY. THAT THE NAME IS INSINUATING THAT IT'S UNTHINKABLE TO THINK WE CAN REPLACE THAT OLD FASHION OR MANHATTAN, A WHISKEY COCKTAIL, BUT THEY'VE DONE IT. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. I FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY RIGHT NOW IF YOU'RE CLASSES AS WELL, RIGHT MUSCLE, A BIG WHISKEY GUY AROUND WHISKEY. AND I THINK THAT IS A VERY SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING TO GET LIFTED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WELL, AGAIN, THEN THE WORLD WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CAME IN AND JUST LEFT THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TODAY IS TO SHOWCASE THE DIVERSITY THERE OPEN UP THAT CONVERSATION, PROVIDE OURSELVES AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE TO SAY HATE WHEREVER YOU'RE AT IN THAT JOURNEY. WHATEVER CONVERSATION YOU'RE HAVING WITH YOURSELF ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL. YEAH. COME AND CHAT WITH US CAN SEE. SURE MORE THAN HAPPY TO KIND OF GUIDE YOU ON THAT JOURNEY AND HAVE AN OPEN CONVERSATION ABOUT IT'S COME A LONG WAY FROM THE NON-ALCOHOLIC BEERS. I MEAN, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH MY KIDS, YOU KNOW, OKAY DO A GOOD JOB GOALS ARE OF IT WASN'T VERY FLAVORFUL. THIS IS AN ENTIRE NEW OPTION AND EXCITING OPTION. RELY ON. >> AND IN PAIRS GREAT IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS, I KNOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY COMING UP FAST. SO A PART OF OUR GRAFTED EDUCATIONAL SERIES DOWN TO SUPPER CLUB. MONDAY. THE 27TH 2 WEEKS FROM TODAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING HOW LOW CAN YOU STARTED TO FOCUS MORE ON THE DIVERSITY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC OPTIONS. RECREATING THE EXCITEMENT OF THOSE MOMENTS, MAKING SOME REALLY FUN. >> COCKTAIL MOMENTS AS WELL AS SOME DIE-HARDS WINES AND DIVING INTO THE WORLD OF LOWER ALCOHOL OR AS WELL. MAYBE NOT STRAIGHT UP. NON-ALCOHOLIC LOOKING AT THE WORLD OF WHAT'S IN BETWEEN. SO THE MONDAY JANUARY 27TH FROM 68 DOWN SUPPER CLUB. OKAY. LOVE THAT AND TO SYRIA WE'RE SUCH A TINY SPOT. THAT'S ALWAYS MEDIA RESERVATION SITUATION. BUT THE EVENT IS LIVE ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN BOOK AS HE CAN GIVE US A CALL. ANY ONE OF THOSE WAYS WE CAN GET YOUR AND CAN YOU FIND THE MAJORITY OF THESE AND YOU KNOW, YOUR LARGER SUPPLIERS AND TOTAL LINES AND >> FOR THOSE GUYS ARE, I WOULD SAY JUST GO THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE, THEIR LOCAL LIVE IN THE ROOM. BUT THERE ARE VERY SMALL OUTFIT. SO BY THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE, SEE THAT HE'S PRETTY MUCH OUTSIDE GUYS. YOU CAN GET THAT MOST MOST OF LIQUOR STORES. >> ATHLETIC. THESE GUYS ARE ARE HUGE IN THE NON-ALCOHOLIC CRAFT BEER SPACE. THOSE ARE PUBLIX. YEAH. ONLY AVAILABLE. GATHER COMES IN THE CANS. PROXIES. GO THROUGH THE WEBSITE. ZERO-PROOF IS A ZERO-PROOF DOT COM IS A WONDERFUL SORT OF ONE-STOP SHOP FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT, NOT ALCOHOLIC OPTIONS. YOU CAN GET THEIR CANS OR BOTTLES AND THINK THROUGH OR DIRECTLY THROUGH WEB SITE AT DRINK PROXY STUCK UP. >> THESE ARE EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH AS ALWAYS. THANKS FOR HAVING I KNOW YOU ALWAYS TEACH US SO MUCH FLAVORS IN A DIFFERENT THINGS TO TRY IS WHAT HE'S DOING. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT. YEAH, I LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN YET. WE'LL PUT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN TAKE PART IN THE TASTING OPPORTUNITY. I CAN GET IN TOUCH ZACH AND HIS TEAM. YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO TRY OUT SOME OF THESE COCKTAILS OR WINE PAIRINGS ARE INCREDIBLE FOOD. IT'S ALL FANTASTIC. GO TO OUR WEBSITE. ABC DASH 7 DOT COM WILL PUT A LINK BACK TO THANK YO
Dry(ish) January with Old Vines Supper Club
Old Vines Supper Club joined ABC7 to walk you through some non-alcoholic options that you probably haven't heard of.
Updated: 10:56 AM EST Jan 13, 2025
For over a decade, many have attempted to start the new year off on a drier note. Whether it be for dieting after the holidays, testing yourself to abstain or simply giving your liver a break, "Dry January" allows people to take a step back and observe their relationship with alcohol.Many beverage brands are now offering non-alcoholic options. Zach Bingham, the director of Wine and Educational Development at Old Vines Supper Club, joined ABC7 to walk you through some non-alcoholic options that you probably haven't heard of.The global market for "No/Low" (non-alcoholic and low-ABV beverages) has ballooned to over $20 billion as of 2023, with an expectation to continue sharp upward growth over the next decade. Zach showcased non-alcoholic beverages like Thomson & Scott "Noughty" Sparkling Chardonnay or Missing Thorn "Rose" and/or "White." There are also some alcohol alternatives like Proxies. And while there is not a legal term for "low ABV," it is a general consensus that anything below 12% ABV is considered "low ABV." Zach showcased Cazas Novas, AJ Adam Riesling Trocken and Sauvion as a few options.If you want to taste some of these options and learn more, Old Vines Supper Club is offering an educational event called "How Low Can You Go." It is happening Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. It's $55 to join in on the experience. You can make reservations on Resy or by calling the restaurant, and if you mention "Jen & Greg sent me," you will receive 20% off any experience!WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE!
NAPLES, Fla. — For over a decade, many have attempted to start the new year off on a drier note. Whether it be for dieting after the holidays, testing yourself to abstain or simply giving your liver a break, "Dry January" allows people to take a step back and observe their relationship with alcohol.
Many beverage brands are now offering non-alcoholic options. Zach Bingham, the director of Wine and Educational Development at Old Vines Supper Club, joined ABC7 to walk you through some non-alcoholic options that you probably haven't heard of.
The global market for "No/Low" (non-alcoholic and low-ABV beverages) has ballooned to over $20 billion as of 2023, with an expectation to continue sharp upward growth over the next decade. Zach showcased non-alcoholic beverages like Thomson & Scott "Noughty" Sparkling Chardonnay or Missing Thorn "Rose" and/or "White." There are also some alcohol alternatives like Proxies. And while there is not a legal term for "low ABV," it is a general consensus that anything below 12% ABV is considered "low ABV." Zach showcased Cazas Novas, AJ Adam Riesling Trocken and Sauvion as a few options.
If you want to taste some of these options and learn more, Old Vines Supper Club is offering an educational event called "How Low Can You Go." It is happening Monday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. It's $55 to join in on the experience. You can make reservations on Resy or by calling the restaurant, and if you mention "Jen & Greg sent me," you will receive 20% off any experience!