Cantillon Druivenlambik (Cuvée Neuf Nations): Difference between revisions

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== History / Side Notes ==

Cuvée des Neufs Nations ~~wasn't~~ the first grape lambic made by Cantillon. Jean-Pierre Van Roy stated that grape lambic ~~wasn't~~ new and he ~~knew~~ about it for years, as when he was younger he found an old commercial from 1901 displaying a Druivenlambik. However, in the 1970s nobody was using grapes in lambic anymore. In 1973, he was having dinner at the Denaeyer restaurant (closed since), and the owner found an old bottle of lambic in the cellar which indicated the use of Muscat grapes. Having an affinity ~~with~~ wine (which he shared a few times in his ''Grummelinkske'', the quarterly letter he writes for the members of the [[Brussels_Gueuze_Museum|Brussels Gueuze Museum]]), it gave him the idea to restart that trend again, and in 1973, he bottled a ~~first~~ grape lambic using 100 kg of Royal (also called Royal Belge or Royal Emile), a black table grape varietal grown in Belgium, on 2000 L of lambic. It was served straight from the barrels at the brewery ~~for~~ friends. A few bottles have been made but never sold. According to him, his experiments with grapes brought this style back into style and other producers started using grapes in lambic again.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>Jean-Pierre Van Roy, Interview with Lambic.Info, February 2025</ref>

Cuvée des Neufs Nations was not the first grape lambic made by Cantillon. Jean-Pierre Van Roy stated that grape lambic was not new and that he had known about it for years, as when he was younger he found an old commercial from 1901 displaying a Druivenlambik. However, in the 1970s nobody was using grapes in lambic anymore. In 1973, he was having dinner at the Denaeyer restaurant (closed since), and the owner found an old bottle of lambic in the cellar which indicated the use of Muscat grapes. Having an affinity for wine (which he shared a few times in his ''Grummelinkske'', the quarterly letter he writes for the members of the [[Brussels_Gueuze_Museum|Brussels Gueuze Museum]]), it gave him the idea to restart that trend again, and in 1973, he bottled a grape lambic using 100 kg of Royal (also called Royal Belge or Royal Emile), a black table grape varietal grown in Belgium, on 2000 L of lambic. It was served straight from the barrels at the brewery and served to friends. A few bottles have been made but never sold. According to him, his experiments with grapes brought this style back into style and other producers started using grapes in lambic again.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>Jean-Pierre Van Roy, Interview with Lambic.Info, February 2025</ref>

== Unsubstantiated Stories ==

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 == History / Side Notes ==
-Cuvée des Neufs Nations wasn't the first grape lambic made by Cantillon. Jean-Pierre Van Roy stated that grape lambic wasn't new and he knew about it for years, as when he was younger he found an old commercial from 1901 displaying a Druivenlambik. However, in the 1970s nobody was using grapes in lambic anymore. In 1973, he was having dinner at the Denaeyer restaurant (closed since), and the owner found an old bottle of lambic in the cellar which indicated the use of Muscat grapes. Having an affinity with wine (which he shared a few times in his ''Grummelinkske'', the quarterly letter he writes for the members of the [[Brussels_Gueuze_Museum|Brussels Gueuze Museum]]), it gave him the idea to restart that trend again, and in 1973, he bottled a first grape lambic using 100 kg of Royal (also called Royal Belge or Royal Emile), a black table grape varietal grown in Belgium, on 2000 L of lambic. It was served straight from the barrels at the brewery for friends. A few bottles have been made but never sold. According to him, his experiments with grapes brought this style back into style and other producers started using grapes in lambic again.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>Jean-Pierre Van Roy, Interview with Lambic.Info, February 2025</ref>
+Cuvée des Neufs Nations was not the first grape lambic made by Cantillon. Jean-Pierre Van Roy stated that grape lambic was not new and that he had known about it for years, as when he was younger he found an old commercial from 1901 displaying a Druivenlambik. However, in the 1970s nobody was using grapes in lambic anymore. In 1973, he was having dinner at the Denaeyer restaurant (closed since), and the owner found an old bottle of lambic in the cellar which indicated the use of Muscat grapes. Having an affinity for wine (which he shared a few times in his ''Grummelinkske'', the quarterly letter he writes for the members of the [[Brussels_Gueuze_Museum|Brussels Gueuze Museum]]), it gave him the idea to restart that trend again, and in 1973, he bottled a grape lambic using 100 kg of Royal (also called Royal Belge or Royal Emile), a black table grape varietal grown in Belgium, on 2000 L of lambic. It was served straight from the barrels at the brewery and served to friends. A few bottles have been made but never sold. According to him, his experiments with grapes brought this style back into style and other producers started using grapes in lambic again.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>Jean-Pierre Van Roy, Interview with Lambic.Info, February 2025</ref>
 == Unsubstantiated Stories ==