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* artwine: wine produced by magically-instigated fermentation, often as part of an alchemical process
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* dawnwine: a white wine made from red grapes, innovated by Lathandarn monasteries, resulting in subtly pinkish hues and delicate, sweet flavors (rosé)
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* straw wine: wines made from raisins, dried to concentrate juices, called so for the drying racks lined with straw used in their production
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* port: fortified wine, made with a neutral grain spirit to stop fermentation, leaving sweetness and adding alcohol content; frequently used in mulling
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* claret: sweet dark red wine
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* halracras: dark red wine that is mulled with cinnamon, ginger, clove, long pepper and grains of paradise halfway through fermentation, and then set to fermenting again, producing a very strong, spicy drink that is best when warm; originally from Halruaa, although not actually made there any more
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* conditum: a spiced red wine made with honey, pepper, mastic, laurel, saffron, date seeds and wine-soaked dates; standard far from the Utter East, made elsewhere as an exotic
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* hill-wine: wines made from various tubers and root vegetables (such as carrots, rutabaga), originally found among both gnomes and halflings
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* mistwine: sparkling white wines originally elven in origin, named for the "mist" of bubbles in the glass
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* ''saraes'': delicately tinted wines made from flower pollens and nectars, by secret elven techniques

Revision as of 13:53, 6 March 2014

For the purposes of the following information, "Domestic Vintages" are those wines that are made locally, from the vineyards and orchards found within a two-to-three day ride of Waterdeep. "Imported Vintages" refer to wines made further way from vineyards and vintner-houses owned by the personages in question.

House Amcathra

Domestic Vintages

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Imported Vintages

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House Ammakyl

Domestic Vintages

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Imported Vintages

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House Melshimber

Domestic Vintages

  • Manycherries Bold: x
  • First Frost: x
  • Waterdhavian Harbor Wine: x
  • Pulass: x
  • Clarry: x
  • Silver Spring: x

Imported Vintages

  • Scornubian Rose: Helm-and-Eye Vineyards, Scornubel
  • White-of-the-Run: Helm-and-Eye Vineyards, Scornubel
  • Moorland Firefly Red: Helm-and-Eye Vineyards, Scornubel
  • Amnian Honey Wine: Greenfields
  • Coin Wine: Greenfields

House Rosznar

Domestic Vintages

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Imported Vintages

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House Thann

Domestic Vintages

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Imported Vintages

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The Vintners', Distillers' and Brewers' Guild

The members of the Vintners', Distillers' and Brewers' Guild in Waterdeep only produce domestic wines, although fully half or more of them are involved in the importing of fine wines from elsewhere. These

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  • artwine: wine produced by magically-instigated fermentation, often as part of an alchemical process
  • dawnwine: a white wine made from red grapes, innovated by Lathandarn monasteries, resulting in subtly pinkish hues and delicate, sweet flavors (rosé)
  • straw wine: wines made from raisins, dried to concentrate juices, called so for the drying racks lined with straw used in their production
  • port: fortified wine, made with a neutral grain spirit to stop fermentation, leaving sweetness and adding alcohol content; frequently used in mulling
  • claret: sweet dark red wine
  • halracras: dark red wine that is mulled with cinnamon, ginger, clove, long pepper and grains of paradise halfway through fermentation, and then set to fermenting again, producing a very strong, spicy drink that is best when warm; originally from Halruaa, although not actually made there any more
  • conditum: a spiced red wine made with honey, pepper, mastic, laurel, saffron, date seeds and wine-soaked dates; standard far from the Utter East, made elsewhere as an exotic

rose

  • hill-wine: wines made from various tubers and root vegetables (such as carrots, rutabaga), originally found among both gnomes and halflings
  • mistwine: sparkling white wines originally elven in origin, named for the "mist" of bubbles in the glass
  • saraes: delicately tinted wines made from flower pollens and nectars, by secret elven techniques