Chapter 10: Vermouth

Question 1

Location of the Dolin Distillery

Answer 1

Chambéry, France (French Alps)

Question 2

Style of vermouth pioneered by Dolin

Answer 2

Dolin Dry White Vermouth (clean, fresh, and floral in style)

Question 3

Product made using Dolin Dry White Vermouth and wild strawberries

Answer 3

Chambéryzette

Question 4

Product made by Dolin Distillery based on an original recipe (from 1856) for pale, sweet white vermouth

Answer 4

C. Comoz Blanc Vermouth

Question 5

Brand of vermouth produced by Distillerie des Alps (in Chambéry)

Answer 5

Routin

Question 6

Leading producer of French “Marseilles-style” vermouth

Answer 6

Noilly Prat

Question 7

Flavor profile of “Marseilles-style” vermouth

Answer 7

Oxidative, lightly wooded, almost “Marsala-like”

Question 8

Italian vermouth, produced in Turin, designated as ‘vermouth alla vaniglia’

Answer 8

Carpano Antica Formula

Question 9

Carpano vermouth designated as ‘vermouth con bitter’ (‘vermouth chinato’)

Answer 9

Carpano Punt e Mes

Question 10

Italian vermouth with a protected geographical indiciation (PGI)

Answer 10

Vermouth di Torino PGI

Question 11

Requirements for Vermouth di Torino PGI: base ingredient, flavorings, abv

Answer 11

• Base ingredient: Must be based on Italian wine * Flavorings: Must include Artemisia (others are allowed) * abv: between 16% and 22%

Question 12

Requirements for Vermouth di Torino Superiore PGI: base ingredient, flavorings, abv

Answer 12

• Base ingredient: Must be based on Italian wine, at least 50% must be from Piedmont * Flavorings: Must include Artemisia – of the other flavorings, at least 50% must be grown in Piedmont * abv: Minimum 17%

Question 13

Leading producer of Vermouth di Torino PGI (as well as Barolo Chinato and other local products)

Answer 13

Giulio Cocchi (Cocchi Storico)

Question 14

Region of production: Perucchi Vermouth

Answer 14

Badalona (Catalonia, Spain)

Question 15

“Mistela” style vermouth produced in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain)

Answer 15

Yzaguirre

Question 16

Producer of Vermut Negre

Answer 16

Casa Mariol

Question 17

Location of Vermouth Miró (also a leading city for Spanish vermouth production)

Answer 17

Reus (Catalonia)

Question 18

Spanish vermouth produced in Alicante using a base of Mourvèdre wine

Answer 18

Primitivo Quiles (P. Quiles)

Question 19

Place of origin: Bodegas Lustau

Answer 19

Jerez, Spain

Question 20

Main style of vermouth produced by Bodegas Lustau

Answer 20

Sherry Vermouth (and other products using the wines of Jerez as a base)