Vermouth

Vermouth is a fortified wine flavored with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatized" in the trade) in recipes that are closely-guarded trade secrets.

Vermouth:
Historically, vermouth and its variations were the classic aperitifs. Vermouth is white wine (usually inexpensive and relatively flavorless) which is flavored with a combination of up to 200 different botanicals, e.g.

Vermouth
Some may be surprised to find out that this classic addition to a martini started out as wine. In a technical sense a vermouth is any wine that has been infused with herbs or fruits.

Vermouth
Vermouth is fortified liquor made of wine spiced with herbs and then treated with neutral spirits, a recipe first developed more than 200 years ago.

Vermouth
Vermouth is an aperitif, probably most famous as an integral ingredient in the perfect martini (hic!). It's a fortified wine, flavored by herbs and barks.
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Vigneron is French for winegrower, or winemaker.

vermouth: A fortified wine flavoured with various herbs and primarily used as a cocktail ingredient.
vertical tasting: A structured winetasting involving the tasting of a number of vintages of the same wine.

Vermouth - A fortified wine that has been flavoured with as many as 40 herbs and spices.

Vermouth. A wine based beverage that originated in Italy and is often served as an aperitif.
Vinegar. The natural evolution of the juice of grape, vine is only a way towards
vinegar. Any wine might become vinegar.

Vermouth: A fortified wine, red or white, which has been flavored by addition of various herbs and barks (originally wormwood but wormwood is not used any more because of health concerns). Vermouth is used primarily as an aperitif.

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Aromatised wine made from neutral white varieties blended with an extract of wormwood, vanilla herbs, spices.
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generic
Sake and Vermouth are the only two generic wines recognized by U.S. law. Consequently, the type of rice or grape used in their production does not have to be stated on the label.

Vermouth, the flavoured dessert wine of Italy, originated in Turin, the principal Piedmontese city. From the district of Verona in the Veneto region come the red wines of Valpolicella and Bardolino and the whites of Soave.

Aperitif: Any alcoholic beverage such as Champagne, Vermouth, or white wine that is taken before a meal as an "appetizer".

The Manhattan cocktail (whiskey and sweet vermouth) was invented by Winston Churchill's mother.
In the 1600's thermometers were filled with brandy instead of mercury.

An aromatic medicinal scent, not unpleasant, reminiscent of vermouth.
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Terret Blanc is a variety that was important when Southern French vermouth was. It retained acidity in hot conditions and now retains a place as a minority constituent of many of Southern French appellations.

A wine-based product to be drunk before a meal to whet one's appetite, such as Vermouth, Lillet and Dubonnet.
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Fortified wines, such as Sherry and Port, which have been augmented with a dose of Brandy or other spirit; and
4. Aromatic wines, such as Vermouth, which have been flavored with ingredients like herbs or spices.

The best know aperitif is vermouth. Aroma: The natural fragrance of a wine that originates from the fermented fruit upon which the wine is based. Aroma should not be confused with bouquet, which is created during aging.

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