Our foray into fringe wines continues this week with Aperitif (or Apéritif) wines. While these wines refuse to be boxed in when it comes to styles and ingredients, the subject can be a bucket of worms.

This episode explores, more specifically, the category of wine known as aromatized wines, including Vermouth, Quinquina, Americano and Chinato wines. 

 

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Adam Ford, Vermouth: The revival of the spirit that created America’s cocktail culture

Harold Grossman, (Revised by Harriett Lembeck) Grossman’s Guide to Wines Beers, and Spirits (7th Edition)

Amy Stewart, The Drunken Botanist

Websites:

https://www.diffordsguide.com/beer-wine-spirits/5111/martini-riserva-speciale-rubino

http://eauxdeviedebourgogne.com/fine-de-bourgogne/?lang=en#edv-fine-enRat

http://exclusive-ratafia.com/en/

http://www.vermouth101.com/index.html

http://mixologytech.com/martinsindex/index.html

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