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Flavoured Wines

Vermouth, a flavoured wine product, probably originated in Turin in the 18th century as a sweet dessert wine with various Mediterranean and other herbs and plant materials added. A similar product, lower in sugar content, was produced in the south of France. Although sweet vermouth is often considered an Italian type and dry vermouth usually refers to the French type, these two countries now produce both types.

Vermouth (Source)

Various producers have their own formulae, and the herbs and spices used as flavourings include bitter orange peel, cinnamon, clove, coriander, mace, marjoram, nutmeg, saffron, and wormwood.

Aperitif wines, usually taken before meals, are made by adding quinine and other ingredients to sweet, heavy wines. In France they are marketed under such brand names as Byrrh, Dubonnet, Lillet, and Saint Raphaël; in Italy they include Campari and Punt e Mes.

There are various flavoured wine beverages, frequently mixed by the consumer and sometimes bottled by a manufacturer, in which flavouring materials are added after the manufacture of the wine.
.......May wine, of German origin, is a type of punch made with Rhine wine or other light, dry, white wines, flavoured with the herb woodruff and served chilled and garnished with strawberries or other fruit.

.......Sangria, a popular punch in many Spanish-speaking countries, is made with red or white wine mixed with sugar and plain or sparkling water, flavoured with citrus fruit, and served chilled.

Sangria (Source)

.......Mulled wine is usually made with red wine diluted with water, sweetened with sugar, flavoured with such spices as cloves and cinnamon, and served hot.

Mulled wine (Source)

.......Glogg, a hot punch of Swedish origin, is frequently made with red wine and contains spices, almonds, and raisins.

Glogg (Source)

.......Wine coolers, popular in the United States, are wines of low alcohol flavoured with fruit juices.

Further reading :

• A short history of wine
• Species and varieties of the wine grape
• The process of winemaking
• Ageing of wine
• Sparkling wines
• Fortified wines
• Fruit wines
• Flavoured wines
• Questions and answers on wine

More wine info:

• wine links
• http://www.sbwines.com/usenet_winefaq/tableofcontents.html
• http://www.virtual-ink.com.au/afw-faq/