Deciding he would make a white port, he added grape brandy, but the alcohol overwhelmed the wine.
Entice is a blend of Chantal's ice wine and barrel aged grape brandy, making this a white port.
When the alcoholic content has reached about 8 percent, grape brandy is added to stop fermentation.
The basic difference between France's two great grape brandies is the method of distillation.
It is a fortified wine, boosted up to at least 15.5 percent alcohol by the addition of grape brandy.
The undertaking ends with an open area banquet, with a grape brandy, and wine under a tree.
Like all grape brandies, Armagnac is distilled from wine.
The English have used port, which is fortified with grape brandy and contains 20 percent alcohol, as a substitute for central heating since the 18th century.
The term "brandy" denotes grape brandy if the type is not otherwise specified.
American grape brandy is almost always from California.