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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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Cantillon Vigneronne is a grape lambic produced yearly from Italian white grapes, most often of the organic<ref name=JVRPodcast>[[Brasserie_Cantillon#Podcast|Basic Brewing Radio Podcast, May 30, 2013]]</ref> Muscat varietal, though it depends on the harvest. Vigneronne 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 throughout the 1990s and again once in 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 maceration period of 1-2 months. It is then transferred to a stainless steel bottling tank until it is ready to be bottled. In 2019, the varietal was changed to an organic Viognier.
  
 
== History / Other Notes ==
 
== History / Other Notes ==
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On Cantillon's official website the brewery states 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>https://www.cantillon.be/vigneronne-en Cantillon - Vigneronne</ref> as well as a bottled version known as [[Cantillon_Druivenlambik_(Cuvée_Neuf_Nations)|Cuvée Neuf Nations]] in 1987 with lambic brewed in 1985.  The label design for both the imported U.S version and the European version of Vigneronne remaining relatively unchanged since its creation by artist Raymond Goffin in 1989.
  
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This beer was previously named Gueuze Vigneronne; however, the word Gueuze was eventually dropped as it is not a blend of 1, 2, and 3 year lambic.<ref name=Summit11>Dan Shelton, 2010, [[The_Lambic_Summit_2010#Part_11|The Lambic Summit, Part 11 (Shelton Brothers)]]</ref>
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In September of 2019 the brewery posted to Facebook that they would be changing the grape varietal from the Muscat varietal to Viognier grapes stating that "because the Muscat grapes used for the Vigneronne were not organic, we decided to move to an organic producer and to use wine grapes instead of table grapes. After some research we couldn't find organic Muscat, but we did find organic Viognier grapes."
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The resulting blends will also carry a new label featured below.
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==Brewer's Star from Original Label==
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The six point brewer's star displayed on the label, which is identical to the Jewish Star of David, actually has its roots in alchemy. It represents the balance between fire, air, water, and earth.  The Museum and Beer and Brewing explains the balance as such:
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:''These elements include Fire, the masculine element of action and determination, portrayed by a triangle facing the heavens. The masculine element of air which deals with communication and intelligence is also a triangle, facing upward, but with a horizontal line symbolizing the clouds at the top of the mountain.''
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:''These two elements are ascending and are governed by the principal of levity. The feminine element of water is represented by a triangle facing the earth - like the rivers that flow to the lowest grounds. Earth is the other feminine element that is represented by a triangle pointing down with a horizontal line representing the surface of the earth. These two elements are ruled by the principal of gravity. Combined these four elements represent the Great Work in alchemy, which means harmony balance and peace. '' <ref name=BrewingMuseum> The Six Point Brewer's Star, The Museum of Beer and Brewing, http://www.brewingmuseum.org/articles/six-point-brewers-star</ref>
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The Brewer's Star, displayed at the [[Schaerbeek Museum of Beer]]: <br> <br>
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[[File:SchaerbeekseMuseum-BrewersStar-1.jpg|700px]]
  
 
==Bottle Log==
 
==Bottle Log==
 
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| 1992
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| 1996
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| 375mL
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| 1996
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| 750mL
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| Cuvée Akkurat
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| 1998
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| 1999
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| 1999
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| 750mL
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| No writing on front label beyond Vigneronne and bottle size.
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| 2002
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| 750mL
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| Heavy black foil over the cap
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| 2004
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| 750mL
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| Heavy black foil over the cap, made with Chasselas grapes
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| 2005
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| 375mL
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| Sold in Denmark
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| 2005
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| Best by 12/2009
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| 10/30/2006
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| 12/24/2008
 
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| 09/29/2010
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| 11/22/2010
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|11/09/2015||2015||750mL||Shelton Brothers rear label from early 2000's, but 2015 date stamp||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 9 Nov 2015.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|11/12/2015||2015||750mL||European labeling||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 12 Nov 2015.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/25/2016||2016||750mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 25 October 2016.png|frameless|30px]]
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|09/08/2017||Season 17/18||750mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon_September_8_2017_Vigneronne.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/22/2017||Season 17/18||750mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 22 Oct 2017.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/22/2017||Season 17/18||750mL||Shelton Brothers rear label from early 2000's, but 2017 date stamp||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 22 Oct 2017 US.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|11/22/2017||Season 18/19||750mL|| ||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 22 Nov 2017.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/12/2018||Season 18/19||750mL||European labeling||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 12 Oct 2018.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/15/2018||Season 18/19||750mL||European labeling||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 15 Oct 2018.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/10/2019||Season 19/20||750mL||New (European) label, first batch with Viognier grapes||[[File:Cantillon Vigneronne 10-10-2019.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/17/2019||Season 19/20||750mL||New label / first batch with Viognier grapes||[[File:Cantillon Vig 17 Oct 2019.JPG|frameless|30px]]
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|10/12/2020||Season 20/21||750mL||New label / Viognier grapes||[[File:Vigneronne 2020.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/14/2020||Season 20/21||750ml||New label / Viognier grapes||[[File:Cantillon Vig 14 Oct 2020.jpg|frameless|30px]]
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|10/11/2021||Season 21/22||750mL||New label / Viognier grapes||[[File:Vigneronne 2021.jpg|frameless|30px]]
 
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==Label==
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File:Label Cantillon Vigneroone 2019.jpg.JPG|2019 label for Viognier varietal
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File:Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne750-1.jpg
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File:Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne-4.jpg
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File:Label-Cantillon-VigneronneMisc-1.jpg
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File:Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne375-1.jpg
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File:Label Cantillon VigneronneSheltonNC750ml.jpg
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File:Label Cantillon VignronneShelton750ml.jpg
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File:Label Cantillon Vigneronne75cl.jpg
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File:Label Cantillon VigneronneShelton375ml.jpg
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File:Label Cantillon VigneronneItaly75cl.jpg
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File:Label Cantillon VigneronneItaly375ml.jpg
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File:CantillonVigneronneApproval2001.jpg|U.S. label approval application, 2001
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</gallery>
  
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<u>Label Text (European):</u><br>
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A fine compromise between wine and beer, this is the Vigneronne Cantillon 100% lambic. The fruity taste of the white grape harmonized with the powerful character of a two years old lambic make from the Vigneronne Cantillon a unique beer. Beer with a taste evolution. Store and serve at temperature 10-13C/50-55F. To enjoy completely the fruity taste of the Vigneronne Cantillon drink it better in the year after the purchase.
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To be drunk preferably within the 10 years after the bottling date.
  
 
== Photos ==
 
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File:Devini Viognier Vine.jpg|Viognier Grapes from the 2020 harvest on the vine, courtesy of Christophe Bosque
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File:Devini Viognier Harvest.jpg|Viognier harvest, 2020. Courtesy of Christophe Bosque
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File: Cantillon-Vigneronne-All.jpg
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File:Cantillon-Vigneronne1996-1.jpg
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File:CantillonVigneronne-1.jpg
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File:CantillonVigneronne-2.jpg
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File:CantillonVigneronne-3.jpg
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</gallery>
  
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== References ==
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<references />
  
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Latest revision as of 21:34, 15 December 2022

Cantillon Vigneronne

← Cantillon

Description

Cantillon Vigneronne is a grape lambic produced yearly from Italian white grapes, most often of the organic[1] Muscat varietal, though it depends on the harvest. Vigneronne 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 throughout the 1990s and again once in 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 maceration period of 1-2 months. It is then transferred to a stainless steel bottling tank until it is ready to be bottled. In 2019, the varietal was changed to an organic Viognier.

History / Other Notes

On Cantillon's official website the brewery states 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,[2] as well as a bottled version known as Cuvée Neuf Nations in 1987 with lambic brewed in 1985. The label design for both the imported U.S version and the European version of Vigneronne remaining relatively unchanged since its creation by artist Raymond Goffin in 1989.

This beer was previously named Gueuze Vigneronne; however, the word Gueuze was eventually dropped as it is not a blend of 1, 2, and 3 year lambic.[3]

In September of 2019 the brewery posted to Facebook that they would be changing the grape varietal from the Muscat varietal to Viognier grapes stating that "because the Muscat grapes used for the Vigneronne were not organic, we decided to move to an organic producer and to use wine grapes instead of table grapes. After some research we couldn't find organic Muscat, but we did find organic Viognier grapes."

The resulting blends will also carry a new label featured below.

Brewer's Star from Original Label

The six point brewer's star displayed on the label, which is identical to the Jewish Star of David, actually has its roots in alchemy. It represents the balance between fire, air, water, and earth. The Museum and Beer and Brewing explains the balance as such:

These elements include Fire, the masculine element of action and determination, portrayed by a triangle facing the heavens. The masculine element of air which deals with communication and intelligence is also a triangle, facing upward, but with a horizontal line symbolizing the clouds at the top of the mountain.
These two elements are ascending and are governed by the principal of levity. The feminine element of water is represented by a triangle facing the earth - like the rivers that flow to the lowest grounds. Earth is the other feminine element that is represented by a triangle pointing down with a horizontal line representing the surface of the earth. These two elements are ruled by the principal of gravity. Combined these four elements represent the Great Work in alchemy, which means harmony balance and peace. [4]

The Brewer's Star, displayed at the Schaerbeek Museum of Beer:

SchaerbeekseMuseum-BrewersStar-1.jpg

Bottle Log

Bottle date

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Cork Date Bottle Size Label / Notes Image Link
N/A 1992 750mL N/A N/A
N/A 1996 375mL N/A
N/A 1996 750mL Cuvée Akkurat N/A
N/A 1998 750mL N/A
N/A 1999 375mL N/A
N/A 1999 750mL No writing on front label beyond Vigneronne and bottle size. N/A
N/A 2002 750mL Heavy black foil over the cap 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 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
11/28/2011 2011 750mL N/A
11/30/2011 2011 750mL N/A
11/23/2012 2012 750mL N/A
10/22/2013 2013 750mL N/A
10/29/2014 2014 750mL European labeling N/A
11/09/2015 2015 750mL Shelton Brothers rear label from early 2000's, but 2015 date stamp Cantillon Vigneronne 9 Nov 2015.jpg
11/12/2015 2015 750mL European labeling Cantillon Vigneronne 12 Nov 2015.jpg
10/25/2016 2016 750mL Cantillon Vigneronne 25 October 2016.png
09/08/2017 Season 17/18 750mL Cantillon September 8 2017 Vigneronne.jpg
10/22/2017 Season 17/18 750mL Cantillon Vigneronne 22 Oct 2017.jpg
10/22/2017 Season 17/18 750mL Shelton Brothers rear label from early 2000's, but 2017 date stamp Cantillon Vigneronne 22 Oct 2017 US.jpg
11/22/2017 Season 18/19 750mL Cantillon Vigneronne 22 Nov 2017.jpg
10/12/2018 Season 18/19 750mL European labeling Cantillon Vigneronne 12 Oct 2018.jpg
10/15/2018 Season 18/19 750mL European labeling Cantillon Vigneronne 15 Oct 2018.jpg
10/10/2019 Season 19/20 750mL New (European) label, first batch with Viognier grapes Cantillon Vigneronne 10-10-2019.jpg
10/17/2019 Season 19/20 750mL New label / first batch with Viognier grapes Cantillon Vig 17 Oct 2019.JPG
10/12/2020 Season 20/21 750mL New label / Viognier grapes Vigneronne 2020.jpg
10/14/2020 Season 20/21 750ml New label / Viognier grapes Cantillon Vig 14 Oct 2020.jpg
10/11/2021 Season 21/22 750mL New label / Viognier grapes Vigneronne 2021.jpg

Label

  • 2019 label for Viognier varietal

  • Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne750-1.jpg
  • Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne-4.jpg
  • Label-Cantillon-VigneronneMisc-1.jpg
  • Label-Cantillon-Vigneronne375-1.jpg
  • Label Cantillon VigneronneSheltonNC750ml.jpg
  • Label Cantillon VignronneShelton750ml.jpg
  • Label Cantillon Vigneronne75cl.jpg
  • Label Cantillon VigneronneShelton375ml.jpg
  • Label Cantillon VigneronneItaly75cl.jpg
  • Label Cantillon VigneronneItaly375ml.jpg

  • U.S. label approval application, 2001

Label Text (European):
A fine compromise between wine and beer, this is the Vigneronne Cantillon 100% lambic. The fruity taste of the white grape harmonized with the powerful character of a two years old lambic make from the Vigneronne Cantillon a unique beer. Beer with a taste evolution. Store and serve at temperature 10-13C/50-55F. To enjoy completely the fruity taste of the Vigneronne Cantillon drink it better in the year after the purchase. To be drunk preferably within the 10 years after the bottling date.

Photos

  • Viognier Grapes from the 2020 harvest on the vine, courtesy of Christophe Bosque

  • Viognier harvest, 2020. Courtesy of Christophe Bosque

  • Cantillon-Vigneronne-All.jpg
  • Cantillon-Vigneronne1996-1.jpg
  • CantillonVigneronne-1.jpg
  • CantillonVigneronne-2.jpg
  • CantillonVigneronne-3.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Basic Brewing Radio Podcast, May 30, 2013
  2. ↑ https://www.cantillon.be/vigneronne-en Cantillon - Vigneronne
  3. ↑ Dan Shelton, 2010, The Lambic Summit, Part 11 (Shelton Brothers)
  4. ↑ The Six Point Brewer's Star, The Museum of Beer and Brewing, http://www.brewingmuseum.org/articles/six-point-brewers-star

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