Bermet
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Bermet is a sweet wine that is a specialty of northern Serbia
's Fruška Gora
wine region, in the Vojvodina
province that, while originally produced to be medicinal (similar to the original digestifs), is consumed as a regularly.
It has between 16 and 18% of alcohol and it is usually served as a dessert wine, but can also be served as an aperitif, much like Italian Vermouth
. However, Bermet is produced in a different manner than Vermouth, through maceration of 20 different herbs and spices. It can be made of red or white grapes, but the exact recipe is secret and held by only a handful of families in the town of Sremski Karlovci
.
According to history, Bermet was served on the Titanic as well as in the Vienna
royal palace.
It is best served at a temperature of 18-20 C.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
's Fruška Gora
Fruška Gora
Fruška Gora is a mountain in north Syrmia. Most part of the territory is located within Vojvodina, Serbia, but a smaller part on its western side overlaps the territory of Croatia...
wine region, in the Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
province that, while originally produced to be medicinal (similar to the original digestifs), is consumed as a regularly.
It has between 16 and 18% of alcohol and it is usually served as a dessert wine, but can also be served as an aperitif, much like Italian Vermouth
Vermouth
Vermouth is a fortified wine flavored with various dry ingredients. The modern versions of the beverage were first produced around the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Italy and France...
. However, Bermet is produced in a different manner than Vermouth, through maceration of 20 different herbs and spices. It can be made of red or white grapes, but the exact recipe is secret and held by only a handful of families in the town of Sremski Karlovci
Sremski Karlovci
Sremski Karlovci is a town and municipality in Serbia, in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, situated on the bank of the river Danube, 8 km from Novi Sad...
.
According to history, Bermet was served on the Titanic as well as in the Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
royal palace.
It is best served at a temperature of 18-20 C.