Grappa Wine
Drink it straight use it in cocktails or alongside an espresso choice is yours.
Grappa wine. It is also in demand as a digestif in Italy people like to sip it and relax after a rich meal as it is an aromatic neutral spirit that aids in digestion. A fragrant grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin that contains 35 to 60 percent alcohol by volume 70 to 120 US proof. Since 2008 grappa has been legally defined by the European Union and the alcoholic spirit must now fulfil specific criteria to use its name.
Grappa is an Italian brandy that is made from distilled pomace. Grappa an Italian liquor Grappa is a uniquely Italian drink. The distilled spirit that emerges typically has a very high alcohol content which is reduced by the distiller.
Much like champagne to be named as grappa the brandy must be distilled in Italy using Italian grape pomace. Grappa was originally made in Bassano del Grappa a town of around 40000 residents in Italys northern Veneto region. The alcohol content is counterweighted with harmony and balance.
Grappa has a higher ABV alcohol by volume than wine. A true expression of its original aromatic style.
Wine has an average ABV of 12 while grappa must be between 35-60 in order to be sold. Thats an easy parallel right there. Grappa is an Italian marc brandy made from the fermented skins pips and stalks known as pomace marc or vinaccia in Italian left after grapes have been pressed to extract juice for wine making.
Grappa is traditionally produced in Northern Italy and is also widely consumed in places such as Argentina Bulgaria Georgia Chacha brandy Uruguay and Galicia better known as Spanish orujo or aguardiente. Grappa is an alcoholic beverage. Visit the historic still in Schiavon Bassano del Grappa.