Mistella

Mistella

Mistella ("mistelle" in French, "sifone" in Italian, "mistela" in Spanish) is a type of base wine, which is produced by adding alcohol to non-fermented or partially fermented must. In this way it becomes possible to increase the alcohol percentage and to make it sweeter.

The addition of alcohol stops the fermentation and, as a consequence, only small amounts of the grape sugars are converted to alcohol, which explains its sweet taste.

Mistella is used mainly as a base for apéritifs and fortified wines, particularly for Vermouth, Marsala and Sherry.

External links

* [http://www.epicurious.com/drinking/wine_dictionary/entry?id=7179 The Wine Lover's companion from Epicurious.com on Mistella]
* [http://www.diwinetaste.com/dwt/en2004126.php DiWineTaste on Mistella]


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