{"title":"Aperitif Wine","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"dubonnet-rouge-grand-aperitif-de-france","title":"Dubonnet Rouge Grand Aperitif de France","description":"\u003cp\u003eDubonnet Rouge is the original French aperitif — a 1-liter red-wine-based aperitif in the recipe first created in 1846 by Paris pharmacist and wine merchant Joseph Dubonnet. His challenge was to make quinine — the bitter cinchona-bark medicine French Foreign Legionnaires had to drink — palatable. His answer was to fold it into fortified wine with herbs, spices, and sugar, and a legend of the cocktail world was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe formula still centers on a base wine with herbs and spices — including black currant and tea essences, cinchona bark, and 100% cane sugar — for a profile that is medium-bodied, bittersweet, and endlessly mixable. This is the French bottling (about 15% ABV), presented in the vintage-inspired package with the famous cat of Sir Dubonnet's wife on the label. Chill it and serve over ice with a lemon twist, or mix the classic the Queen Mother made famous — Dubonnet with gin. It also belongs in any serious \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wine\"\u003ewine\u003c\/a\u003e-lover's aperitif rotation and every well-stocked \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liqueurs\"\u003eliqueur\u003c\/a\u003e shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep ruby; dried herbs, blackcurrant, and a delicate citrus lift on the nose; silky and bittersweet on the palate — ripe dark fruit, orange peel, and subtle cocoa; a gently tonic, quinine-kissed finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrequently asked questions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat is Dubonnet?\u003c\/em\u003e A French aromatized wine aperitif — fortified red wine infused with herbs, spices, quinine (cinchona bark), and sugar. It has been made since 1846.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy was Dubonnet invented?\u003c\/em\u003e To get French soldiers in North Africa to take their quinine. Joseph Dubonnet masked the bitterness in wine and botanicals — and accidentally created a cocktail classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow do you drink Dubonnet Rouge?\u003c\/em\u003e Chilled, over ice, with a twist of lemon — or in cocktails. The most famous serve is the Dubonnet Cocktail: gin and Dubonnet with lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dubonnet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33099722194987,"sku":"DM4135L","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1277\/3667\/products\/Dubonnet-Rouge-Grand-Aperitif-de-France_c828996d-26cc-46be-a9d0-b318ac11eb00.jpg?v=1625993328"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.delmesaliquor.com\/collections\/aperitif-wine.oembed","provider":"Del Mesa Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}