Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat: Difference between revisions

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== Description ==

Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat is a blend of 2 year old lambic with dried Muscat grapes from Willi Opitz and aged in Bordeaux barrels. Opitz also provided the grapes for the [[Cantillon Goldackerl Gueuze|Goldackerl Gueuze]] and the [[Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir|Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir]].

Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat was created specifically to celebrate Akkurat's 10th anniversary in 2005. It is a blend of 2 year old lambic with dried Muscat grapes from Willi Opitz and aged in Bordeaux barrels. Opitz also provided the grapes for the [[Cantillon Goldackerl Gueuze|Goldackerl Gueuze]] and the [[Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir|Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir]].

The grapes were dried out using process called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and shrivel) in Italian. This is traditionally done on straw mats following a method used to make Italian Amarone wines. The drying process typically takes around 120 days. Do so results in the grapes losing 25-45% of their weight and it concentrates the remaining sugars and flavors. This process produces a raisony, full-bodied flavor with low acidity. <ref name=Amarone>Amarone Wines, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarone</ref>

== History / Other Notes ==

The grapes were dried out using process called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and shrivel) in Italian. This is traditionally done on straw mats following a method used to make Italian Amarone wines. While the Amarone process is primarily for red wine grapes, the history of straw wines, or raison wines dates back to 800BC. <ref name=StrawWine>Straw Wine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_wine</ref>The drying process typically takes around 120 days. Do so results in the grapes losing 25-45% of their weight and it concentrates the remaining sugars and flavors. This process produces a raisony, full-bodied flavor with low acidity. <ref name=Amarone>Amarone Wines, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarone</ref>

~~This process is traditionally reserved for red wine grapes, however it was used on Muscat grapes for the production of this beer.~~

~~== History / Other Notes ==~~

~~Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat was created specifically to celebrate Akkurat's 10th anniversary in 2005.~~

==Bottle Log==

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 == Description ==
-Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat is a blend of 2 year old lambic with dried Muscat grapes from Willi Opitz and aged in Bordeaux barrels.  Opitz also provided the grapes for the [[Cantillon Goldackerl Gueuze|Goldackerl Gueuze]] and the [[Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir|Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir]].
+Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat was created specifically to celebrate Akkurat's 10th anniversary in 2005.  It is a blend of 2 year old lambic with dried Muscat grapes from Willi Opitz and aged in Bordeaux barrels.  Opitz also provided the grapes for the [[Cantillon Goldackerl Gueuze|Goldackerl Gueuze]] and the [[Cantillon Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir|Reed Gueuze Pinot Noir]].
-The grapes were dried out using process called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and shrivel) in Italian.  This is traditionally done on straw mats following a method used to make Italian Amarone wines. The drying process typically takes around 120 days.   Do so results in the grapes losing 25-45% of their weight and it concentrates the remaining sugars and flavors. This process produces a raisony, full-bodied flavor with low acidity. <ref name=Amarone>Amarone Wines, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarone</ref>
+== History / Other Notes ==
+The grapes were dried out using process called appassimento or rasinate (to dry and shrivel) in Italian.  This is traditionally done on straw mats following a method used to make Italian Amarone wines. While the Amarone process is primarily for red wine grapes, the history of straw wines, or raison wines dates back to 800BC.  <ref name=StrawWine>Straw Wine, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_wine</ref>The drying process typically takes around 120 days.   Do so results in the grapes losing 25-45% of their weight and it concentrates the remaining sugars and flavors. This process produces a raisony, full-bodied flavor with low acidity. <ref name=Amarone>Amarone Wines, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarone</ref>
-This process is traditionally reserved for red wine grapes, however it was used on Muscat grapes for the production of this beer.
-== History / Other Notes ==
-Cantillon Reed Gueuze Muscat was created specifically to celebrate Akkurat's 10th anniversary in 2005.
 ==Bottle Log==