Beaumes de Venise AOC#Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOC

Muscat de Beaumes -de -Venise is a French dessert wine, which belongs to the family of Vin Doux Naturel. In the communes of Beaumes -de -Venise and Aubignan a sweet Muscat wine is produced. The area lies within the Rhône appellation north of Carpentras in the Vaucluse.

The vineyards lie at an altitude of 220 to 300 m above sea level. Sea level at the foot of the dentelles de Montmirail.

The provision requires that the must at least 252 grams of sugar per liter (→ Most weight ), which already corresponds to an elite level. His alcoholic fermentation is stopped by the addition of 95% ethyl alcohol. It must remain in the wine per liter of at least 110 g of unfermented sugar. The legal base yield is very low at 30 hl / ha. This rule was, however, since the 1993 vintage frequently violated, so that the yield is closer to 30 to 32 hl / ha.

The Muscat de Beaumes -de -Venise since the June 10, 1945 has its own Appellation d' Origine ( AOC short ), for since 1956 only the muscatel grape Muscat blanc à petits grains is approved. When the area was given the status of an appeal in 1945, there was only one winemaker who was interested in the product. In the first year only 55 hectoliters of wine were produced in an area of ​​3 hectares.

In 2005, approximately 12,300 hectoliters of wine were produced on 503 hectares. More than 130 wineries are members of the local wine cooperative. Also market their products themselves eleven wineries