Brovo Jammy Sweet Vermouth

Jammy is a sweet red vermouth that starts with a Merlot base. The wine is grown on the Wahluke Slope in central Washington. BroVo adds cherries, hibiscus, ginger, tellicherry peppercorns, coriander seed, orange peel, lemon peel, cacao nibs, and decaf coffee beans. Then it is sweetened to about 10% sugar with agave nectar. BroVo oxygenates the wine and racks it.

There is a dryness to the finish–the Merlot coming through–uncommon in sweet red vermouth. This is bold vermouth, good as a base for sangria or mulled wine and mixes well with rye.