Grappa ( Italian. Grappa ) - Italian grape alcoholic drink with a strength of 36% to 55%. It is made by distilling grape marts (for the names of which the French word marc is often used), that is, remnants of grapes (including stalks and stones) after squeezing it during the process of making wine. Grappa was originally produced for the disposal of waste products at the end of the wine season, but quickly became a source of profit and was put into mass production. Today grappa is sold all over the world. Do not confuse grappa with brandy. The latter is the result of the distillation of grape must, and not pulp.
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Grappa was originally made in the city of Bassano del Grappa near the mountain Grappa .
The taste of grappa, like the taste of a wine , depends on the variety and quality of the grapes used. However, many manufacturers add fruit syrup to sweeten and soften the taste to make grappa more salable in the US market.
Grappa is usually consumed chilled and rarely mixed with anything. However, extremely good quality grappa is often consumed uncooled (at room temperature) to get a taste. Sometimes, usually in Italy, grappa is added to espresso and this coffee is called Caffè Corretto (other types of alcoholic beverages, such as rum , can also be used in its preparation).
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Classification
- giovane (jovane) is a young grappa, it is also called bianca (bianca, βwhiteβ), since it is colorless;
- affinata in legno (affine in leΓ±o) - grappa, aged in wooden barrels for 6 months. Such a grappa has a softer and more harmonious taste;
- invecchiata (Invekkyat) - grappa, aged in barrels for at least 12 months;
- stravecchia (stravekkya) - very old grappa or rizerva (rizzerva). Such a grappa is kept in barrels for at least 18 months.
Grappa can also be:
- aromatica (aromatics) - aromatic, made from aromatic grape varieties, for example, from Moscato (Moscato) or Prosecco (Prosecco);
- aromatizzata (aromatizata) - flavored grappa infused with berries, fruits, herbs (cinnamon, almonds, black currant, strawberries, etc.).
If the pomace contains at least 85% of the grapes of one variety, this grappa is defined as single-varietal (monovitigno (monovitinho)), unlike the others - multi-varietal (polivitigno (polivitinho)). Grappas can also be classified by production region: Venice , Friuli , Piedmont , Liguria and Tuscany .
See also
- Chacha (drink)
- Cognac
- Brandy
- Oruho
- Kizlyarka
Literature
- -. [- -] . Archived February 5, 2012.
Links
- Everything about the grappa - history, production, differences by region, distillery
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to grappa.