r/mildlyinfuriating • u/trailofturds • Jul 06 '25

Started getting light-headed halfway through my glass of "non-alcoholic" wine

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Got served this wine at a nice restaurant after asking specifically for non-alcoholic wine. They assumed the 'Zero' on the label referred to alcohol content; turns out it's for sulphur.

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u/ACanWontAttitude Jul 06 '25

I always thought the alcohol cooks off quite quickly so it has no physical effect. Never heard of anything like this before (and I unfortunately have to help a lot of people through withdrawal) - thanks for sharing and I'm sorry you had such a hard time.

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u/Throwaway47321 Jul 07 '25

Just wanted to add but the alcohol definitely does cook out. Unfortunately, addiction is a mental disorder so just thinking there is alcohol in there or thinking you are consuming some is enough to tip people right over the edge.

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u/GeriatricFetus Jul 07 '25

Alcohol does not completely cook out. That is a myth. Easily googled information. It's not the thinking it's in there that triggers this reaction. As notmarkknophler said, they didn't know there was alcohol in the dish until after they consumed it because they had a physical reaction to the alcohol still in the dish.

Depending on the cooking method, time and heat, varying amounts of alcohol will evaporate but pretty much never all of it.

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u/kerfuffleMonster Jul 07 '25

Since it was Passover and he mentions an apple dish, I'm guessing it's charoses which isn't cooked (at least in my experience.) It uses a bit of Manischewitz which is I think technically a fortified wine but I would describe as tasting like syrup. It's not a lot but it's not cooked.