Wines
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Aromatised wine

Aromatised wines (aromatized in American English) are based on wine fortified with spirit and flavoured with herbs, spices, fruit or other natural flavourings.

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Bourgogne Aligoté

Bourgogne Aligoté is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) white wine produced from the Aligoté grape variety in the France’s Burgundy region.

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Chinato wines

As the name (which incidentally is pronounced 'barolo kee-NOT-oh') suggests, Barolo Chinato is an aromatised wine is based on Barolo wine, the famous red

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Floc de Gascogne

Floc de Gascogne is a fortified aperitif wine from France's Gascony region, an inland area between Bordeaux and Toulouse, stretching to the Pyrenees famous

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Pineau des Charentes

Available in both red and white styles, Pineau des Charentes is a fortified wine from the Charentes (Cognac) region of France, with its own appellation

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Sake / Rice wine

Sometimes described as a rice wine, sometimes as a rice beer, sake shares qualities of both. It is fermented from specially developed rice and water by

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Vermouth

Vermouth is a fortified wine, part of the 'aromatised' wine family, flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices. It is distinguished from other aromatised

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Wine - Fortified

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Wine - Red

Red wine is made from dark (red or black) grape varieties and can range in colour from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for

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Wine - Sparkling

Sparkling wine can be red, white or rose, be any alcoholic strength (up to the mid-teens), have any degree of sweetness and any amount of fizziness. The

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Wine - White

White wine is produced through the fermentation of the pulp of grapes and as grapes are naturally chemically balanced to ferment without requiring additional

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