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PHILOSOPHY

WHETHER AT A VIBRANT EVENT OR A COZY GATHERING, EVERYONE DESERVES TO FEEL WELCOME – NO MATTER WHAT’S IN THEIR GLASS. THAT’S THE SPIRIT BEHIND NINO, A NEW GENERATION OF NON-ALCOHOLIC SPARKLING TEAS CREATED FOR THOSE WHO WANT THE PLEASURE OF DRINKING WITHOUT THE ALCOHOL. CRAFTED FROM SCRATCH IN SWITZERLAND, NINO OFFERS A SOPHISTICATED, ALCOHOL-FREE EXPERIENCE WITH THE COMPLEXITY, BODY, AND JOY TRADITIONALLY FOUND IN SPARKLING WINES. BY BLENDING PREMIUM TEAS, HERBS, FRUIT JUICES, SPICES, AND NATURAL EXTRACTS, NINO BRINGS THE ESSENCE OF WINE INTO A NEW CATEGORY. THESE ARE NOT DE-ALCOHOLIZED IMITATIONS BUT THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED BEVERAGES WITH THEIR OWN BOLD IDENTITY. BACKED BY FRENCH SOMMELIERS AND DEVELOPED WITH CULINARY PRECISION, NINO DELIVERS A SENSORY JOURNEY THAT PAIRS BEAUTIFULLY WITH FOOD OR STANDS CONFIDENTLY ON ITS OWN.

MANUFACTURE

AT NINO, IT'S NOT ABOUT REMOVING ALCOHOL FROM SOMETHING FAMILIAR. IT'S ABOUT BUILDING SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW. WE MAKE EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH IN SWITZERLAND. OUR APPROACH STARTS WITH A DEEP RESPECT FOR CRAFT AND FLAVOR. USING PREMIUM TEAS, HERBS, FRUIT JUICES, SPICES, AND BOTANICAL DISTILLATES, WE BLEND EACH NINO WITH THE SAME ATTENTION TO DETAIL YOU’D EXPECT FROM A FINE SPARKLING WINE. BUT INSTEAD OF RELYING ON GRAPES ALONE, WE DRAW FROM A GARDEN OF POSSIBILITIES. WE LOOK CLOSELY AT WHAT MAKES GREAT SPARKLING WINE SO SPECIAL: ACIDITY, TEXTURE, TANNINS, BODY, AROMA - AND THEN RECONSTRUCT THOSE QUALITIES USING NATURE’S BEST INGREDIENTS. TEA GIVES US STRUCTURE AND DEPTH. FRUIT JUICES BRING JUICINESS AND TARTNESS. VERJUS ADDS THAT WINE-LIKE ACIDITY. EACH INGREDIENT HAS A PURPOSE. NOTHING IS RANDOM. IT’S A SLOW PROCESS, AND THAT’S THE POINT. GREAT TASTE TAKES TIME. OUR RECIPES ARE CAREFULLY BUILT TO DELIVER A NEW KIND OF DRINKING EXPERIENCE. SOMETHING THAT FEELS FAMILIAR BUT TASTES ENTIRELY ORIGINAL. THIS ISN’T WINE. AND IT’S DEFINITELY NOT A COMPROMISE. THIS IS NINO.

TEAM

Maximilian Näf
Max is a Food Scientist from ETH Zurich. He crafts all the recipes and shapes the product vision behind NINO.
Maximilian Näf
Co-Founder & Product
Mudi El Saghir
Mudi has a finance background from the University of Zurich and experience as an M&A consultant. He ensures NINO stays on track financially and strategically.
Mudi El Saghir
Co-Founder & Strategy
Paula Pfau
Paula is bringing NINO to life visually - she's behind the color palettes, posters, and creative designs that shape the brand's unique identity.
Paula Pfau
Creative & Branding
Sinja Steinhauser
Sinja is an experienced graphic designer. She crafted NINO's labels & bottle design and plays a key role in all visual and creative design elements.
Sinja Steinhauser
Creative & Branding
Nefeli Chrysa Avgeris
With her own studio and a strong artistic vision, Nefeli creates all of NINO's video and photography content, giving the brand its signature visual style.
Nefeli Chrysa Avgeris
Creative & Content
Noah & Nico
As NINO's faces to the outside world, Noah and Nico amplify the brand's reach in Switzerland. Their insights and influence are key to shaping expansion strategies and opening new doors.
Noah Bachofen & Nico franzoni
Partners