Aromatised Wines

Question 1

Aromatised wines knows as

Answer 1

Vermouth

wine is flavoured with botanicals , alcohol is raised with additional of distillation, typically sweetened and can be coloured

Question 2

Base wine for aromatised wine

Answer 2

no restriction on type of grape could be white or red.

usually made from white grape, high acidity and neutral to create dry based wine allow the botanicals to shine in the final product.

Majority red Vermouth are not using red wines but from white wines that have been coloured with caramel

Question 3

Flavoured aromatised wine

Answer 3

no limit on the potential flavour can be use, they could use re distillation or maceration style and use certain artificial flavours

Question 4

Distilled Aromatised wine

Answer 4

Distilled alcohol must be added between 14.5% to 22% abv. additional alcohol is commonly referred to “fortification”

Question 5

Blending

Answer 5

take place at the end of the production process.

Dry base wine + distilled alcohol + the flavoured distillated & tinctures + Sugar & caramel colouring (if required)

Blend is store in stainless steel Vessel for a few weeks or oak barrels