vin doux naturel??

[singlecoil]

we've been given a bottle of this for Christmas, it's a 1982 vintage. I know it's a fortified wine, but is it anything I would want to drink?
The people who gave it to us know that we like vintage port, are there any similarities?

[stackmonkey]

Google came up with loads of stuff. it's made with grapes high in sugar, and they add grape spirit to artificially stop the fermentation, resulting in a sweet fortified wine.

[singlecoil]

stackmonkey said:

Google came up with loads of stuff. it's made with grapes high in sugar, and they add grape spirit to artificially stop the fermentation, resulting in a sweet fortified wine.

Yes, but is it any good?

[mikef]

What is it (what else does the lable say apart from vin doux naturel)?

[simpo two]

Ask Condor, she runs an off-licence.

[condor]

Banyuls is the best - and you'd like it very much

[condor]

mikef said:

Not an Unwins, I hope

Fraid so - well not as of today - redundant due to insolvency so no money for months.

[mikef]

Sorry to hear that

[condor]

certainly not the best timing - but the lack of money coming in will motivate me to get another job pretty damn quick