Our final wine tasting for 2024 was early December and was another fun evening of wine tasting, new experiences, good food, a little quiz and a gift for all.
We began the evening with a new experience for most, some liked it , other's not so sure. I ave only had vermouth with a mixer until earlier this year our daughter introduced us the neat vermouth or vermut over ice. We did visit a Vermut bar in Cardiff where there were hundreds to choose from. To begin our evening I went with middle of the road Bianco, served over ice with olives or salted peanuts.
Vermuth is 75% percent wine that must include herbs and spices, usually artemisia absinthe (wormwood) and also has distilled alcohol (brandy) In France the wine used is usually Clairette and Picppoul, with Noilly Pratt being the distinctive French brand. In Italy the grapes used are usually Catarratto and Trebiano Vermouth was originally Wormwood wine famous in Germany known as Wermut where the name is from – Vermut or Vermouth