Difference between revisions of "Cantillon Vigneronne"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | Cantillon Vigneronne is a grape lambic produced yearly from Italian white grapes; most often of the Muscat varietal, though it depends on the harvest. It is bottled in 75cl bottles and is generally bottled sometime between mid-October and late-November. Though the brewery states that it is only available in 75cl bottles, Vigneronne was also available in 37.5cl bottles on at least two occasions in 1999 and 2005. The fruiting process for Vigneronne consists of taking fresh grapes and placing them whole (without stems) into stainless steel tanks with two to three year old lambic for a saturation period of 1-2 months. It is then transferred oak barrels for further maturation. | |
== History / Other Notes == | == History / Other Notes == | ||
| − | + | On Cantillon's official website they state that "the name Vigneronne Cantillon was given in 1987" with a bottling presumably produced in 1989, though its history dates back much further than that. Jean-Pierre Van Roy first experimented with a white grape lambic in 1973<ref name="CantillonVigneronne>http://cantillon.be/br/3_105 Cantillon - Vigneronne</ref>, as well as a bottled version known as [[Cantillon_Druivenlambik_(Cuvée_Neuf_Nations)|Cuvée Neuf Nations]] in ___________. The label design for Vigneronne has remained relatively unchanged in both the imported U.S version and the European version since its creation by artist Raymond Goffin in 1989. | |
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| + | ==Unsubstantiated Stories== | ||
| + | Cantillon Vigenronne is alternatively known as Vigneronne Birra All'Uva (Vigneronne Grape Beer) in Italy.<ref name = LabelSite>http://www.vandewiele-m.be/bier/brouwerij/cantillon.html</ref> | ||
==Bottle Log== | ==Bottle Log== | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 24 July 2014
Description
Cantillon Vigneronne is a grape lambic produced yearly from Italian white grapes; most often of the Muscat varietal, though it depends on the harvest. It is bottled in 75cl bottles and is generally bottled sometime between mid-October and late-November. Though the brewery states that it is only available in 75cl bottles, Vigneronne was also available in 37.5cl bottles on at least two occasions in 1999 and 2005. The fruiting process for Vigneronne consists of taking fresh grapes and placing them whole (without stems) into stainless steel tanks with two to three year old lambic for a saturation period of 1-2 months. It is then transferred oak barrels for further maturation.
History / Other Notes
On Cantillon's official website they state that "the name Vigneronne Cantillon was given in 1987" with a bottling presumably produced in 1989, though its history dates back much further than that. Jean-Pierre Van Roy first experimented with a white grape lambic in 1973[1], as well as a bottled version known as Cuvée Neuf Nations in ___________. The label design for Vigneronne has remained relatively unchanged in both the imported U.S version and the European version since its creation by artist Raymond Goffin in 1989.
Unsubstantiated Stories
Cantillon Vigenronne is alternatively known as Vigneronne Birra All'Uva (Vigneronne Grape Beer) in Italy.[2]
Bottle Log
| Bottle date
(mm/dd/yyyy) |
Cork Date | Bottle Size | Label / Notes | Image Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 1996 | 750ml | Cuvée Akkurat | N/A |
| N/A | 1999 | 375mL | Heavy glass | N/A |
| N/A | 1999 | 750mL | No writing on front label beyond Vigneronne and bottle size. | N/A |
| N/A | 2004 | 750mL | Heavy black foil over the cap, made with Chasselas grapes | N/A |
| N/A | 2005 | 375mL | Sold in Denmark | N/A |
| N/A | 2005 | 750mL | Best by 12/2009 | N/A |
| 10/30/2006 | 2006 | 750mL | Notes | N/A |
| N/A | 2007 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 12/24/2008 | 2008 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 11/05/2009 | 2009 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 09/29/2010 | 2010 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 11/22/2010 | 2010 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 11/24/2011 | 2011 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 11/30/2011 | 2011 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 11/30/2012 | 2012 | 750mL | N/A | |
| 10/22/2013 | 2013 | 750mL | N/A |
Label Log
References
- ↑ http://cantillon.be/br/3_105 Cantillon - Vigneronne
- ↑ http://www.vandewiele-m.be/bier/brouwerij/cantillon.html
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