Nov 30, 2025
No/Lo spirits, wine, cider, and beer have been "trending" for
many years now. The search for wine and beer replacements has
always been there. A number of producers began to find
results after they made their wine and beer,
then stripped the alcohol out and substituted
the taste with other elements. Fruit, tea, spices, etc.
Suddenly, some of the replacements tasted even better than the
originals.
Kurtis Kolt, sommelier and wine educator,
wine judge, and co-founder of Top Drop Vancouver, has organized a
second Free Spirit Vancouver.
The first was in
January of this year, when he hosted 10 vendors pouring,
collectively, just under 20 brands.
Monday, Dec 8, 630-830, Heritage Hall
3102 Main Street Free Spirit Vancouver will have
almost 60 producers pouring no/lo.
That, my friends, is called "Trending" with a capital
T.
Please check out the free spirit link below to see the
producers' list and to follow along with Kurtis Kolt's
interview.
Be sharp, he motors through a lot of labels and tastes.
Merry no/lo Holidays
Original feature can be found on www.TastingRoomRadio.com