Beaumes-de-Venise :
Municipality situated in the Vaucluse region, reputed for its excellent Muscat "appellation contrôlée"
Bellet : ...
Beaumes-de-Venise (BOME da Veh-NEES) - Southern Rhone (France) region best known for its delicious white dessert wine made from Muscat grapes.
Beaune (Bone) - Small city in Burgundy, center of its wine region.
Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Tavel and Beaumes-de-Venise
The main wine areas of Southern Rhõne Valley in which are produced red wines include Gigondas and Vacqueyras.
This grape is used for the wines: Asti, clairette de die, and Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. It is also used for some Tokaji wines.
Stylistically, it is light, dry and refreshing; slightly sparkling; and a lovely unctuous fortified dessert wine called Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise in the southern Rhone Valley of France, Muscat de Rivesaltes in Roussillon, ...
Finally, the village of Beaumes-de-Venise has become renowned for a sweet wine, Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. This is an inexpensive and sometimes good value dessert wine.
Very good quality across the board - but especially Saint-Joseph, Beaumes-de-Venise, Cornas, Châteauneuf, Côtes du Rhônes-Villages, Vinsobres
Best Producers
Domaine Coursodon, Alain Graillot ...
 See also: Grape, Region, Wine, White, Muscat
  
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