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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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

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Coffee-flavoured vermouths

As the title suggests, this style of vermouth includes roasted coffee beans in its botanical infusion.

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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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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)

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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 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

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Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia

Vermouth rosso alla vaniglia is a traditional style of Vermouth di Torino with added vanilla flavour.

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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 grape pulp. Grapes are naturally chemically balanced to ferment without requiring additional sugars,

Τα ενισχυμένα κρασιά image

Τα ενισχυμένα κρασιά

Σε μία περίοδο που τα χαμηλής αλκοολικής έντασης cocktail είναι ιδιαιτέρως δημοφιλή, μάλλον

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Τα κρασιά Barolo Chinato

Πρόκειται για αρωματισμένα κρασιά που έχουν ως βάση τους τα κρασιά Barolo, ή αλλιώς “τα

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