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Banyuls is a resort/fishing village on the Med, near the Spanish frontier. The Banyuls appellation requires at least 50% Grenache Noir, 40% Grenach Gris and Blanc, and 10% of other varieties of grape, such as Carginan, Cinsault, Mourvedre, Counoise and Syrah.

Banyuls is a fortified wine, that is, fermentation is arrested prior to completion by the addition of alcohol, to stabilize the level of sweetness.

(Above was taken loosely from the Larousse Encyclopedia of Wine.)

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