VDN and VDL Flashcards
Banyuls grape
50% grenache
Banyuls Grand Cru grape and aging
75% Grenache
30 months in barrel
VDN - vin doux naturel what is it?
neutral grape spirit added to fermenting must to finish the fermentation.
Muscat de Beaumes de Venise producing area?
Vaucluse
VDL - vin de liqueur what is?
grape must that fortified prior to fermentation
Explain the difference between VDL and VDN wines
VDL fortified before fermentation (mistelle)
VDN fortified to stop fermentation
VDL from Cognac
Pineau de Charentes
VDL from Armagnac
Floc de Gascogne
VDL of Champagne
Ratafia de Champagne
VDL of Australia
Muscat and Topaque
What is marc?
made by distilling the fermented liquor obtained from steeping the grapes peeps
VDN from Languedoc- Roussillon
Banyuls Banyuls Grand Cru Muscat de Frontignan Maury VDN Riversaltes VDN Muscat de Riversaltes Riversaltes Rancio
VDN of Rhône Valley
Muscat Beaumes-de-Venise VDN
Rasteau VDN
Rasteau and Muscat BdV VDN grapes
Rasteau - grenache, Grenache blanc, grenache gris
Muscat BdV - Muscat blanc a petit grains and Muscat rouge à petit grains