Description:

Grappa is an alcoholic beverage of Italian origin, existing since the middle ages. Traditionally, it is made from bagasse, a by-product of the winemaking process.

It has between 37.5% and 60% alcohol by volume and is similar to Spanish marc and Portuguese bagasseira. The beverage is made by the distillation of residues of grape marc (mainly the husks, but also the stalks and seeds) and was originally designed to avoid waste, using leftovers at the end of the wine-growing season. Its taste, as well as that of wine, depends on the type and quality of the grape used, as well as the specificities of the distillation process.