{"id":8929,"date":"2023-09-13T14:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T13:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/?p=8929"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:47:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T13:47:23","slug":"know-you-natural-sweet-wines-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comptoirdesmillesimes.com\/blog\/en\/know-you-natural-sweet-wines-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know natural sweet wines? Guide and pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before suggesting food and wine pairings with natural sweet wines, a few explanations are in order to fully understand the type of wine we're dealing with.<\/span>
\nAs the name implies, vins doux naturels are natural sweet wines. sweet<\/strong> with sugar natural<\/strong> inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

> Find our bottles of vins doux naturels<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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How is it done? A natural sweet wine<\/strong> is initially vinified in the classic way: during fermentation, yeast transforms the wine's natural sugars into alcohol. At the right moment, the winemaker will mutate the wine, i.e. add eau de vie (wine alcohol), which will suffocate and kill the yeasts. As you can see, without yeast in the vat, the natural sugar will no longer be transformed into alcohol, and will remain in its original sugar form. <\/span>VDN (vins doux naturels) are generally found in warm, sunny climates, which favor a high concentration of flavor and sugar in the grapes.<\/span>
\nThe grape varieties used to produce vins doux naturels are very limited. These include Grenache, Malvoisie, Macabeu and Muscat. For muscatel wines, i.e. Muscats de Rivesaltes or Frontignan for example, only muscatel grapes are authorized.<\/span><\/p>\n

In France, VDNs are found in the southern region. You'll find them under the names muscat de Rivesaltes, Banyuls, Beaumes-de-Venise and Cap Corse.<\/strong><\/span>
\nIn the rest of the world, there is one wine that is surely the best known of the vins doux naturels... the porto<\/strong> for Portugal or marsala<\/strong> for Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What dish to serve with a vin doux naturel?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

It's not easy to match a dish with a VDN, since the wine will be sweet and highly aromatic. However, it lends itself to a few pairings throughout the meal.<\/span><\/p>\n