I prefer dishes without alcohol.
AHL-kol — stress on first syllable. Both syllables are short and clear.
Use when alcohol is a religious or personal restriction. Many Italian sauces — especially for meats — use wine. Tiramisu and zabaglione contain alcohol.
'Preferisco' (I prefer) is more polite than 'non voglio' (I don't want). 'Senza alcol' = without alcohol. Wine is used extensively in Italian cooking to deglaze pans, braise meats, and make risotto.
Non bevo e non mangio alcol.
I neither drink nor eat alcohol.
Explicitly covers both drinking and cooking alcohol.
Il sugo contiene vino?
Does the sauce contain wine?
Checking for cooking wine in a sauce.
Il tiramisù ha liquore?
Does the tiramisù have liqueur?
Tiramisù traditionally contains marsala wine or rum.
Wine is a cooking staple in Italian kitchens. Ossobuco, risotto, cacciatore, and many braises all use wine. However, the alcohol largely evaporates during cooking — if this matters, specify 'cottura senza alcol' (alcohol-free cooking).