You know Earl Grey from the teapot: black tea scented with bergamot, the citrus fruit that smells of orange and lemon at once. Noa turns it into bubbles. Seventy per cent tea infusion, with de-alcoholised wine and carbon dioxide, in a bottle with a cork and wire cage. The sister of the Sencha & Jasmine, with more zing.

Character

Bergamot and citrus give this Noa a lively, zesty character. Underneath there are floral notes, and at the end you feel a light grip — the tannin of the black tea, which makes it more like a dry sparkling wine than a soft drink. More complex than you'd expect from an alcohol-free drink.

How I serve it

Well chilled, at 10 to 12 °C, in a wine glass. A thin twist of orange peel is optional.

• With a fresh goat's cheese, honey and walnut salad.
• With a board of prosciutto, melon and olives.
• With grilled chicken, lemon and thyme.
• With a long Sunday brunch.

What to do with it

This is the bottle I open when someone at the table isn't drinking and I want them to have something special in their glass too. It also fits perfectly in a tea or brunch gift hamper. Prefer something more floral? Go for the Sencha & Jasmine; want fresh and citrusy, this is the one.

Ingredients & facts

• Product — Alcohol-free sparkling drink with infused tea and de-alcoholised wine
• Legal category — de-alcoholised quality aromatic sparkling wine, brut, made by the Charmat method
• Ingredients — 70% tea infusion (Earl Grey), 30% de-alcoholised wine (grapes, contains stabiliser: citric acid, mannoprotein; contains acidity regulator: tartaric acid, malic acid; preservative: sulphites), sucrose, carbon dioxide, acidifier: citric acid.
• Allergens — contains sulphites
• Alcohol — 0.0% vol
• Volume — 75 cl
• Serving — well chilled, at 10 to 12 °C
• Producer — produced and bottled in the EU for Delta Wines B.V., Waddinxveen (the Netherlands)
• Made in — Germany

A slight sediment may form from the natural ingredients.

Nutrition per 100 ml