L'étable Fumé: Cul Sec's Orange Alcohol-Free Wine

A cloudy glass with floating botanical particles. That’s L’étable Fumé, Cul Sec’s orange-style alcohol-free wine, built from organic Pecorino grape juice with skin contact and a smoky profile that earns its name.

Where dealcoholized wines strip flavour alongside alcohol, L’étable Fumé builds from the ground up. Water-based herb and botanical infusions lay the aromatic foundation. Slow fermentation with kombucha and kefir cultures adds depth. Small amounts of tinctures, kept below 0.5% alcohol, return the volatile compounds usually carried by alcohol.

In the glass

Dried herbs, white tea, and jasmine on the nose. On the palate: gentian bitterness, followed by subtle pear and verveine. A light effervescence keeps the mouthfeel lively and persistent.

With food

As an aperitif this works well: it clears the palate and starts conversations. De Fruitslagers source exclusively from regenerative farms, which makes each bottle a position as much as a drink.

At around €15, L’étable Fumé is a choice, not a consolation. For anyone who wants real flavour without alcohol.

More information: https://www.fruitslagers.nl/en/bedrijven/culsec

Sources

• Cul Sec / Fruitslagers (official): culsec.com
• EU Regulation 1308/2013: definition of “alcohol-free” (≤ 0.5% vol): eur-lex.europa.eu