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    white. Rivesaltes blanc, using white grapes, appears amber in color, while Rivesaltes rouge appears darker. The main grapes used for white Rivesaltes wines...
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    Fortified wine (redirect from VDN)
    wines, imparting a slightly medicinal "tonic" flavor. Vins doux naturels (VDN) are lightly fortified wines typically made from white Muscat grapes or red...
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    blending component (with Muscat blanc à Petits Grains) in the VdN wines of Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC in the Roussillon wine region. The grape is the primary...
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    of fortified wines, such as the vin doux naturels (VDN) of the Roussillon region (e.g. Rivesaltes, Banyuls, and Maury) and the "port-style" wines of Australia...
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