Vermouth is a fortified wine made with botanicals. VYA is a new type of aperitif vermouth, producing an exceedingly pleasant aromatic experience. Fresh & vibrant, VYA wakes up the taste buds. Either the extra dry or sweet styles can be enjoyed straight as a delicious aperitif. The VYA French Kiss (2/3 dry & 1/3 sweet VYA on the rocks & garnished with orange peel) is our favourite aperitif. Aromatic plants as used in cuisine, aroma therapy, teas, homeopathy, & personal products are increasingly important in culture. Aromatized wine (wine with added botanicals) represents the fusion between winemaking & various arts involving the use of botanicals. Botanicals added to wine can produce a special effect, such as a heightened sensitivity to taste or the sensation of being in a forest or garden or a sense of coolness, warmth or tingling, as in aroma therapy. VYA, Extra Dry, is made from a blend of Colombard & Orange Muscat wines with a selection of fresh whole dried herbs (lavender, elecampane, galangal, angelica, orris & linden). The pleasant aromatic effects bring forth a vision of a new sort of vermouth to be used as an aperitif or a super enhanced white wine.