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Home > Apéritifs > N.V. Pineau Francois 1er - White Pineau des Charentes - 750 ml. Product of France.
N.V. Pineau Francois 1er - White Pineau des Charentes - 750 ml. Product of France.
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Playful blend of unfermented grape juice and cognac. Favorite of guests less inclined to spirits. Keep it chilled in the fridge, ready for any occasion. Produced by Gaston Riviere.
Pineau des Charentes [pee-NOH day shah-RAHNT] A fortified sweet Apéritif made in
France's
Cognac region by adding
Cognac to unfermented grape juice to halt any fermentation activity. The result is sweet (12 to 15 percent residual sugar) and potent (from 16 to 22 percent alcohol).
Although nobody knows exactly how Pineau des Charentes came into being, legend has it that this was due to a fortuitous accident. In 1589 – the year of Henri IV’s coronation – a winegrower is said to have mistakenly poured grape must into a barrel of
Cognac. A few years later, when he needed to use the barrel for a particularly large crop, he discovered a pure, marvelous new drink.
Pineau des Charentes was born.
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