Why it matters
The producer
Maison Dolin is a family owned, independent vermouth producer based in Chambéry. Vermouth is wine aromatized with botanicals, and Dolin begins with a base wine chosen to stay white, light and neutral on the nose and palate. The quiet base leaves room for the botanical profile to shape the finished drink.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Chambéry earned France's only protected designation of origin for Vermouth in 1932. The designation ties the name Vermouth de Chambéry to a defined Alpine origin and gives Dolin a place based category rather than a generic vermouth label.
Wines to know
The range in view
The range has two named styles, Maison Dolin Dry Vermouth and Dolin Red Vermouth. The dry bottle starts with Dolin's white base wine, light in alcohol and neutral before botanical flavouring is added. Dolin Red Vermouth provides the red style, and has been rated among six of the best vermouths in the world.