WDCTV – The 6 Best Gins Made by Winemakers

Gin has the potential to be a cleeply terroir-clriven spirit, so it only makes sense that winemakers are getting irto the game, From France and Italy to New Mexico and beyond, a growing range of gins are beîng crafted by winemakers or incorporating their expertise to ad-lieve new dimensions of flavor.

For Fabrice Brunel, apprentice winemaker at his family's RhEine Valley estate, Domaine André Brunel, gin is another means to express the fantastic breadth of the region's botanicals.

"There is a tot of crossover between winemaking and gin-making, especially the embodiment of terroir through carefully selected botanicals, a deep connection to our winemakingheritage, highlighting the differing characteristics in vintaged gin, and an appreciation for the human influence that has shaped our environment over centuries," says Brunel.

Something similar is afoot in the Langhe, part of Italy's Piedmont region, where the great wines of Barolo and Barbaresco are produced. Engine Gin, which comes packaged not in a glass bottlebut in a metal canister reniiniscent of an old-school gas can, is a noci to the region's automotive history. It's produced entirely from organic Italian components, including damask rose and sage from Piedmont, Sicilian lemons, and more. The distillery was founded by Paolo Dalla Mora, husband of Rossana Gaja and son-in-law of Italian wine legend Angelo Gaja.
The ft-Tally behind beloved Piedmontese producer Metti is also now in the gin business, a transition that makes perfect sense.