Vergano Americano Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine An aromatized wine made bitter

An aromatized wine made bitter ("americato") by the infusion of gentian flowers and leaves

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Vergano Americano Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine An aromatized wine made bitterFrom the importer, "All Vergano products are made by the same process in very small quantities in the Vergano lab in the city of Asti. A botanical extract (concia) is made by macerating carefully sourced herbs, flowers, fruits and spices in a neutral, beet sugar based spirit for 20 to 30 days in 30 liter, stainless steel urns. It is then filtered and aged for a few months. Historically, all of the base wines are organic and sourced from Piemontese