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So hopefully by now you understand a little bit more about Monte Stella, and one of our two debut styles, Vermentino. We love Vermentino for it’s light-bodied, citrusy, crispiness, however we knew we needed a bright, fruity and acidic counterpart to the Verm to kick start the Monte Stella line....

Monte Stella Sparkling Non-alcoholic is Team Monceau’s latest experiment in expanding the options for a health-conscious drop. We wanted to see what we could do with wine grapes that didn’t end up like your standard de-alcoholised wine. We found the de-alcoholised wines tasted very artificial and, of course, this totally...

Fuji Apple Pét Nat Kombucha marked the inception of Monceau and, with it, the beginning of team Monceau’s quest into the unknown world of fermentation. This blog is dedicated to the pretty pink spheres that were our inspiration for our Pét Nat Kombucha. Why Fuji Apples? Well, when it comes...

Team Monceau figured we’d finish 2021 off with a bang by introducing our newest experiment in the non-alc drink sphere. Monte Stella is here and she is our newest sparkling non-alcoholic love. If you know Monceau, you know that we love to push the envelope for what people can expect...

We here at team Monceau are so excited about the launch of the newest addition to the Pét Nat Kombucha family; Mandarin Monceau! Leading up to the release of mandarin, we wanted to learn more about the fruits themselves. So we reached out to some experts on the matter, and...

Beer belly. We all know about it: some of us embrace it, some of us do everything we can to get rid of it; including quitting drinking beer. Now that non-alcoholic beers are popping up left, right, and centre, the question on everybody’s lips seems to be: “is non-alcoholic beer...

About 5 years ago, if anyone had uttered the words “non-alcoholic” and “beer” in the same sentence, they would have gotten some very strange (and potentially angry) looks. But look where we are now! You’re reading a blog post all about it! You might be sober, thinking about becoming sober,...

Pregnant women are always looking for a tasty non-alcoholic alternative to drink and kombucha seems to be a strong alternative to the cheeky glass (or three) of red enjoyed every night. However, many people often wonder whether kombucha is safe to drink whilst pregnant or not. There’s no one correct...