Looking for a replacement for the wine!
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: uk
Posts: 41
i drink water or milk now, i did toy with the idea or a non alcoholic beer....but i decided even if it comes in a bottle that looks like a wine bottle that would be the start of me drinking again and i would gradually start to drink again.
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Northern CA
Posts: 1,432
From the Ocean Spray web site...
Apple Cider Cranberry Tea
Ingredients
4 cups Ocean Spray® Juice & Tea Cranberry Juice Drink
4 cups apple cider
2 cinnamon sticks, broken
1 teaspoon whole allspice
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/4 cup sugar
Fresh apple slices, if desired
Directions
Combine all ingredients, except sugar and apple slices, in large nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Strain into heat-resistant pitcher or small punch bowl. Garnish with apple slices.
Makes 8 servings.
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Citrus Cranberry Tea
Ingredients
1 64 ounce bottle Ocean Spray® Juice & Tea Cranberry Juice Drink
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cups sugar
Lime slices, garnish
Directions
Combine all ingredients, except lime slices, in large nonreactive saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar has dissolved and mixture is hot. Pour into heat-resistant pitcher or small punch bowl. Garnish with lime slices.
Makes 10 servings.
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Perfect Party Punch
Ingredients
2 64-ounce bottles Ocean Spray® Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Cocktail OR
Ocean Spray® Ruby Red Grapefruit Premium 100% Juice, chilled
1/2 cup thawed limeade concentrate
1 cup raspberry-lime seltzer water, chilled
1 pint raspberry or lime sherbet, softened
Directions
Combine all ingredients, except sherbet, in a large punch bowl. Float softened sherbet on top of punch just before serving. Makes about 1 gallon.
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Apple Cider Cranberry Tea
Ingredients
4 cups Ocean Spray® Juice & Tea Cranberry Juice Drink
4 cups apple cider
2 cinnamon sticks, broken
1 teaspoon whole allspice
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/4 cup sugar
Fresh apple slices, if desired
Directions
Combine all ingredients, except sugar and apple slices, in large nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 20 minutes. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Strain into heat-resistant pitcher or small punch bowl. Garnish with apple slices.
Makes 8 servings.
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Citrus Cranberry Tea
Ingredients
1 64 ounce bottle Ocean Spray® Juice & Tea Cranberry Juice Drink
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lime juice
1/2 cups sugar
Lime slices, garnish
Directions
Combine all ingredients, except lime slices, in large nonreactive saucepan. Cook over medium heat until sugar has dissolved and mixture is hot. Pour into heat-resistant pitcher or small punch bowl. Garnish with lime slices.
Makes 10 servings.
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Perfect Party Punch
Ingredients
2 64-ounce bottles Ocean Spray® Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice Cocktail OR
Ocean Spray® Ruby Red Grapefruit Premium 100% Juice, chilled
1/2 cup thawed limeade concentrate
1 cup raspberry-lime seltzer water, chilled
1 pint raspberry or lime sherbet, softened
Directions
Combine all ingredients, except sherbet, in a large punch bowl. Float softened sherbet on top of punch just before serving. Makes about 1 gallon.
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9:40 5K
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: yellow brick road
Posts: 85
I concocted one last night.. it's a no sugar one (except naturally occurring)
THE LAVA LAMP
in a (tall) glass - ice
1/3 cranberry juice (100% juice)
1/3 diet tonic water
1/3 white grapefruit juice (100% juice)
1/4 lime wedge if desired
don't stir!
It separates into layers and swirls around while you drink it.
THE LAVA LAMP
in a (tall) glass - ice
1/3 cranberry juice (100% juice)
1/3 diet tonic water
1/3 white grapefruit juice (100% juice)
1/4 lime wedge if desired
don't stir!
It separates into layers and swirls around while you drink it.
Last edited by tenK; 01-15-2005 at 05:32 AM.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: freezing in Canada!
Posts: 20
it works!
I like the cranberry and spritzer drink...gonna try the lava lamp....you're right Chy....just so long as I can take care of the hand to mouth motion, I'm okay! Day 7 today!!
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: gone
Posts: 35
This is great!
I don't know WHY I never popped over to this board before--I'm on Day 9 of sobriety, and have been drinking so much tea of every variety, herbal and black, that it's practically oozing from my pores!
I don't know where I've been, but until now, I'd never heard of pomegranite juice--that, and the cranberry juice/seltzer water thing sound delicious (and they'll look even more "pretty" in a clear glass than wine does
) Oh, and that lava lamp? That sounds delicious!
A couple weeks ago, I never would have dreamed such stuff would sound good to me--used to be, wine was it. Well, I'm off to the store in the morning to stock up on all this yummy, healthy stuff (and to pick up MORE tea--I've totally depleted our tea cabinet)!
What fun! Sobriety is a hoot!
Cara
I don't know where I've been, but until now, I'd never heard of pomegranite juice--that, and the cranberry juice/seltzer water thing sound delicious (and they'll look even more "pretty" in a clear glass than wine does
) Oh, and that lava lamp? That sounds delicious!A couple weeks ago, I never would have dreamed such stuff would sound good to me--used to be, wine was it. Well, I'm off to the store in the morning to stock up on all this yummy, healthy stuff (and to pick up MORE tea--I've totally depleted our tea cabinet)!
What fun! Sobriety is a hoot!
Cara
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: new york
Posts: 1
what is if any the non acholic wine i get thirsty fast and drink a lot of liquids.i want to test a non acholic wine also.people say water is best to drink but water dont get along with my body so i drink tomato juices,soda.i want to put this supposted to be non acholic wine on my drinking list if past the agenda that i can drink it
Forward we go...side by side-Rest In Peace
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Serene In Dixie
Posts: 36,740
Welcome to our SR Alcoholism Forum John...
I see from your Profile that you do not drink
alcohol....Good for you!
There is no alcohol free wine that I know of.
Try adding a big splash of juice to the water
Or a squeeze of line or lemon or honey.
Take care...
I see from your Profile that you do not drink
alcohol....Good for you!
There is no alcohol free wine that I know of.
Try adding a big splash of juice to the water
Or a squeeze of line or lemon or honey.
Take care...
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: long island,ny
Posts: 190
cranberry/lime,"cocktail"
hi...i used to enjoy a drink after work when i first quit drinking the wine...it was a splash of cranberry extract(very tart),a splash of lime juice,and the rest ginger ale....it was tart,made your mouth pucker,yet it quenched the thirst.....i have to try that again......now i can just drink grape juice or diet ginger ale....
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 226
Originally Posted by jems girl 
Anyone have any idea if there is any such thing as non-alcohol wine?
Sounds to me you're ready to become a tea drinker. There are so many kinds of wonderful teas, many of which are non-caffeinated. You could become a real connoisseur!
Also, in our home, we sip seltzer water. Very sophisticated!
Another Day in Paradise
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Upland, CA
Posts: 900
I have ordered from these folks for several years. It is a fantastic GRAPE JUICE and it can be used in cooking. www.navarrowine.com.
This is grape juice, not reconstituted wine as was previously mentioned. I for one enjoy this as an alternative at dinners and holidays for those who do not drink, regardless of why. Strange as it seems to me there are some folks who just don't drink. With regard to temptation based on "pretending to drink" I certainly think each person needs to address that based on their own tolerance level. I am passing this on simply because the question was is there a good alternative.
PS. the quality of this product is very high and as such the cost is commensurate with that, about $12.00 per bottle. This referral was given to me by the grand sommelier at the Grand California hotel at the Disneyland resort.
By the way, I don't drink non-alcoholic beer simply because it has so many alternatives in my mind such as soda pop, sparkling water, and due to the fact that beer was never my poison.
Jon
This is grape juice, not reconstituted wine as was previously mentioned. I for one enjoy this as an alternative at dinners and holidays for those who do not drink, regardless of why. Strange as it seems to me there are some folks who just don't drink. With regard to temptation based on "pretending to drink" I certainly think each person needs to address that based on their own tolerance level. I am passing this on simply because the question was is there a good alternative.
PS. the quality of this product is very high and as such the cost is commensurate with that, about $12.00 per bottle. This referral was given to me by the grand sommelier at the Grand California hotel at the Disneyland resort.
By the way, I don't drink non-alcoholic beer simply because it has so many alternatives in my mind such as soda pop, sparkling water, and due to the fact that beer was never my poison.
Jon
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