Fortified Wines - Other Flashcards
Name six types of mistelle.
Pineau des Cherentes (pinot de chirant), Floc de Gascogne, Macvin, Pommeau, Ratafia, Rinquinquin
Where is Pineau des Cherentes produced?
Cognac
Where is Floc de Gascogne produced?
Armagnac
Where is Rinquinquin produced?
Rhone
Where is Ratafia produced?
Champagne
Where is Macvin produced?
Jura
Where is Pommeau produced?
Normandie
What is mistelle?
A fortified sweet wine or vin de liqueur
What type of alcohol is added to fortified wines?
Brandy (Cognac, Armagnac, Apple Brandy, etc.)
What type of alcohol is added to Pineau des Cherentes?
Cognac
What type of alcohol is added to Floc de Gascogne?
Armagnac
What type of alcohol is added to Pommeau?
Calvados - Apple Brandy
What is fortified wine?
Adding alcohol base (grape brandy) to wine during fermentation.
What is “vin doux naturel”?
Adding a grape distillate to a fermenting must (it stops fermentation).
What is “vin de liqueur”?
Adding a grape distillate to an unfermented must (the distillate is a local brandy made from local grapes).
