Noughty, Non-Alcoholic Blanc

Amanda Thomson, CEO and Founder of B Corp Certified Thomson & Scott, has created NOUGHTY, the world’s first premium non-alcoholic wine portfolio. Amanda, who is of South Asian heritage, was voted one of Business Insider’s Coolest People in Food & Drink 2019, Le Cordon Bleu’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 and is an EY Winning Woman.

Formerly an Arts Broadcaster at the BBC, Thomson studied for her Diploma in Wine at the renowned Le Cordon Bleu School in Paris and is leading the global shift to integrate quality non-alcoholic wine drinking into the traditional wine industry.

NOUGHTY now sells to the world’s coolest bars, restaurants, and hotels. Some top locations where you can find NOUGHTY served at The Soho House Group, The Mandarin Oriental, and the Ritz Carlton.

Produced using 55% Chenin Blanc and 45% Chardonnay grapes harvested from dry-land farmed vineyards in the Western Cape region. The vineyards are strategically planted on south-west facing slopes to capture cool breezes from the Atlantic Ocean and cold Benguela current. Deep soils from decomposed granite, clay rich, with good drainage.

With 14 days fermentation at 14-15°C, the grapes and juice are handled reductively to prevent oxidation and lock in fruitiness. The wine is left on lees for 2 months to add complexity. The wine is then dealcoholized by way of a gently spun cone technology. This is done under vacuum and at low temperature to ensure that the wine retains its distinctive body, colour and flavour.