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What is the French name for a sweet wine made from air-dried grapes?
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Vin de paille
French name for a straw wine (paille = straw) dubbed in German-speaking countries. This sweet wine is made from raisined or dried grapes. They are either spread out on straw (paille) or laid or hung on wooden racks in well-ventilated rooms. This causes some of the water content to evaporate and the sweetness and total extract content increases enormously. According to the English wine writer Cyrus Redding (1785-1870), this technique was widespread in France at the beginning of the 19th century. He reports of such wines in Hermitage (Rhône), as well as in Alsace...
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