Sand wine
As sand wine (French. Vin de Sable ) refers wine from grapes grown on sandy soils. In a narrower sense, sand wine is a French country wine (Vin de Pays) from the sand dunes of the southern Atlantic coast ( Landes department ) or the French Mediterranean coast. The main grape varieties used are Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot , Grenache , Tannat , Chenin and Crouchen .
From the coastal air, sea aromas and sea salt are caught in the greasy layer on the grapes, which gives the sand wine its characteristic taste. Since the roots in the sandy soil are not attacked by phylloxera , the European vines can be cultivated without being grafted onto robust vines.
The majority of the sand wines are red wines or gris de gris (light rosé ).
history
Viticulture on the sand dunes in Landes can be traced back to the 13th century, when the vines were used to fortify the coastline. The sand wine was particularly popular in the Baroque period at the court of Louis XIV , where it was enjoyed undiluted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hugh Johnson, Stephen Brook (ed.): The Great Johnson. Munich, Gräfe and Unzer 2003 (p. 223)
- ↑ "At the table in the Enlightenment", Arte.tv 2005 ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
