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.
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.
Cherry blossom-infused vermouths
All vermouth are flavoured with an infusion of botanicals (herbs, spices, roots, fruits, barks and flowers) and some vermouths are more forward flavoured
Chinatos (Barolo/Barbera/Grignolino)
Chinato (pronounced kee-NOT-oh') is an aromatised and fortified wine from Italy's Piedmont region and is traditionally based on Barolo wine, the famous
Coffee-flavoured vermouths
As the title suggests, this style of vermouth includes roasted coffee beans in its botanical infusion.
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
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
Rosé/rosato vermouths
As the name suggests, rosé (rosato) vermouths are pale pink to pink-orange in colour and tend to be more fruit-forward than dry white (clear to golden)
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
Vermouth cocktails
A compendium of cocktails grouped by style of vermouth, with the best examples selected and links to all cocktails made with each style of vermouth on
Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia
Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia is a traditional style of Vermouth di Torino with added vanilla flavour.
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
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
Wine - White
White wine is produced through the fermentation of grape pulp. Grapes are naturally chemically balanced to ferment without requiring additional sugars,
