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SA home to world-first NOLO wine facility
Consumer demand for no and low alcohol (NOLO) wines is rising rapidly, and South Australian wine businesses have a unique opportunity to be front and centre of the emerging market.
NOLO wines are specifically crafted to be alcohol-free or have a reduced amount of alcohol compared with traditional wine. The global NOLO wine market is growing rapidly and was worth about $1.58 billion in 2020, with Australia representing 5% of volume and 3% of value.
The world's first NOLO Trial Scale Research Facility was officially launched on 5 April by The Hon Clare Scriven MLC, Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development and Minister for Forest Industries.
Made possible by a $1.98 million investment by the Government of South Australia, the new NOLO facility is located at the University of Adelaide’s Hickinbotham Roseworthy Wine Science Laboratory at the Waite Campus.
Bodhi Edwards, Senior Industry Adviser, Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA), says the centrepiece of the facility is a spinning cone column, a form of low-temperature vacuum steam distillation.
"This will allow research and new product development trials to use as little as 150 litres of wine – far less than commercial-scale equipment, which requires a minimum volume of 10,000 litres," said Mr Edwards.
South Australian wine businesses can apply to use the facility to develop new high quality NOLO wine products at a subsidised cost.
"Allowing businesses to test methods at a trial scale reduces upfront investment and gives businesses the confidence to commercialise their products for market," said Mr Edwards.
Researchers from the University of Adelaide and Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) will also share access to the facility. Their work will aim to develop the sensory qualities of NOLO wine products, including:
- improved mouthfeel
- enhanced flavour
- greater aroma retention.
For more information or to apply to use the facility, see No and low (NOLO) alcohol wine.