Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise (mooska-duh-bome-duh-venees): a sweet, often fortified wine made from the Muscat (pronounced ‘mooska’ in France) grape in the Rhone Valley. (In fact, the specific grape used is Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Beaumes-de-Venise is the name of a little village in Vaucluse in southern France and this style of wine is made by the addition of alcohol to fermenting grape must to stop the fermentation while there is still some natural grape sugar left in the juice. This process is known at ‘mutage’ (moo-tahj) The result is a wine that is sweet and slightly fuller structured because of the addition of alcohol. It is a fortified wine, having between 15% and 20% alcohol.
Paul Jaboulet, a top producer and negociant makes one that is available in India. Other good producers include Domaine de Durban.
Paul Jaboulet Aîné's Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, called 'Le Chant des Griolles'
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