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Pineau des Charentes (French pronunciation: [pino de ʃaʁɑ̃t] ⓘ; Pineau Charentais, or simply Pineau) is a regional aperitif of western France, made in the départements of Charente, Charente-Maritime, and (to a lesser extent) Dordogne. While popular within its region of production, it is less well known in other regions of France and ...
The majority are brandies and eaux-de-vie forming part of the Cognac and Armagnac appellations. Additional appellations cover apple-based cider, pommeau and Calvados, and the rums of Martinique. See also List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines.
Chambord: a liqueur made from cognac infused with black and red raspberries and Madagascar vanilla; Domaine de Canton: a cognac based ginger liqueur; Grand Marnier: a liqueur made from cognac and distilled essence of bitter orange; Pineau des Charentes: a sweet apéritif, composed of a cognac eau-de-vie and grape must, made in the Charente region
Most regions that have characteristic brandies also produce related fortified wines: the Pineau des Charentes is fortified with cognac, and the Floc de Gascogne with armagnac. References [ edit ]
Examples include Floc de Gascogne which is made using 1/3 armagnac to 2/3 grape juice from the same vineyard, Pineau des Charentes in the Cognac zone, Macvin in Jura; there is also Pommeau similarly made by blending apple juice and apple brandy.
For example Pineau des Charentes Moelleux French term usually used for wines of mid-level sweetness or liquoreux. [13] Monopole French term for an appellation, where all the vineyards in the appellation are under single ownership. Mousse The sparkling effervescence of a wine.
Floc de Gascogne is a mistelle, a vin de liqueur (a fortified sweet wine) made of 1/3 of armagnac and 2/3 of fresh grape juice both from the wine area Armagnac / Côtes de Gascogne.
Cognac and pineau are two of the major agricultural products with maize and sunflowers being the others. [20] Charente-Maritime is the headquarters of the major oyster producer Marennes-Oléron. [21] Oysters cultivated here are shipped across Europe. Rochefort is a shipbuilding site and has been a major French naval base since 1665. [22]