Micro cuvee! Pique-nique! Summer! None of these words seem to make sense to an Irishman. So why (therefore) are they being used on a bottle of Irish whiskey? Watch on!
(Edited) Here are a few very good corrections from Greg at Greg’s Whisky Guide. Make sure to check out Greg’s channel.
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You said “EAU DE NATUREL” twice, in fact it is “VIN DOUX NATUREL” which you can translate in “NATURAL SWEET WINE”, which covers a lot of aperitive or dessert wines here, and here are a few names of vin doux naturel :
-Pineau des Charentes (recently highlighted by The Balvenie in his new 16 yo “French Oak” Pineau…
-Rivesaltes (a type of Muscat grape variety wine, but sweet)
-Banyuls (even richer, Southern)
-Maury (can be as thick & sugary as PX sherry)
About the word CUVEE (in small characters : “Cuvée” I used myself
It is not a legal term (it comes from wine) but it has some common uses
it can be :
(originally it is was it was as I understand it) :
1/ Wine resulting from the harvest of a season in particular. In that case they should say for instance “Cuvée de Printemps” (Spring cuvée), “Cuvée d’été” (Summer cuvée) , etc
it can mention a year too
2/ A blend of different grape varieties or seasons of harvesting wine : it should then mention a year but it is not mandatory “Cuvée 2002”
3/ A selection & blend of one or different varieties & casks or cuves (initially some say it comes from “cuve” = a big capacity usually metallic vessel to harmonize or blend wines, made of stainless steel most often) to which they will often give a prestigious or good sounding marketing wise name
4/ Nothing different than what the winery of distillery does, maybe a less wide selection of casks, but with a superlative adjective as a marketing trick to sell it with a higher price : “Cuvée Prestige”, “Cuvée Exceptionnelle”, etc…sometimes it can be really better , but usually not, and it is used by the Champagne industry for instance
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