Aromatized Wines

Question 1

What is Vermouth?

Answer 1

Its an aromatized wine
Name come from one of its ingredients wormwood ( Wermut in German )

Question 2

How is Vermouth made?

Answer 2

Base is dry white wine ( Except for rose variety ) with the addition of extracts of herbs,spices and other flavourings plus fortification of grape brandy

Question 3

How is dry and how is sweet vermouth called?

Answer 3

Dry is Franch
Sweet is Italian
But both are made in both countries

Question 4

About Noilly Part brand?

Answer 4

Dry Vermouth , maturing in casks fro 2 years in the open air

Question 5

What is Chambery?

Answer 5

Small city in Savoie produce excellent pale and light dry vermouth

Question 6

What is Lillet?

Answer 6

White or Rose Produced in Bordeaux

Question 7

What is Punt-e-Mes?

Answer 7

Orange and quinine flavoured Italian Vermouth

Question 8

What are the 4 styles?

Answer 8

1. Dry its light and yellow to gold
2. Sweet Reddish-Brown sweet and full
3. Bianco Straw-coloured sweet with a touch of vanilla
4. Rose a blend of rose wines medium dry and light

Question 9

Name other Aromatized wines?

Answer 9

1. Barolo Chinato
2. Saint Raphael

Question 10

Explain Barolo Chinato?

Answer 10

Aromatized wine based on DOCG Barolo wine

Question 11

Explain Saint Raphael?

Answer 11

Aromatized fortified red wine from France
Predominant flavour of quinin and the sweetnes comes from bitterness of quinin