Vin de paille ✦ ◆
Vin de paille
| Latin name | Vitis vinifera |
|---|---|
| Family | Wines & spirits |
| Origin | Jura, dried in unheated lofts |
| Season (France) | All year |
| Flavour | Sweet · Honeyed · Fruity |
| Typical price (France) | 80–140 €/L |
What it is
The bunches are laid on straw or hung in an unheated loft for at least six weeks and pressed between Christmas and late February; a hundred kilos of shrivelled grapes yield fifteen to eighteen litres of must. Nothing is added at any point — the sweetness is only the water that left.
In the kitchen
Deglaze with it off the heat and reduce by half at most; boiled hard it caramelises and turns bitter. A tablespoon swirled into the fat left after searing foie gras is the entire sauce.
Goes with
Foie gras Apricot Pear Walnut Blue cheese Fig
Same species
Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale DOP Amontillado Armagnac Banyuls Brandy de Jerez Champagne vinegar
Also used with
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