Sweet Vermouth

Alcoholic IngredientAllergen: AlcoholNot vegetarianSweetBitterHerbalSpicedCitrusAromaticWarming

Nutrition (per 100 g)

Calories: 140
Protein (g): 0
Fat (g): 0
Carbs (g): 15
Fiber (g): —
Sodium (mg): 5

Fortified, sweetened wine. Calories come primarily from alcohol and sugars; protein and fat are negligible.

Storage

Room temp: up to 365 days
Refrigerated: up to 60 days
Frozen: up to 0 days

Sweet vermouth is a ruby to amber aromatized, fortified wine flavored with herbs, spices, and botanicals. It tastes sweet with balancing bitterness, warm baking-spice and citrus-peel notes, and a silky finish; common uses include stirred cocktails, deglazing pan sauces, macerating fruit, and reducing into syrups. Some producers use animal-derived fining agents, so vegan suitability varies.

Developed in 18th-century Turin, Italy, it evolved from earlier wormwood wines and became central to Italian aperitivo culture and classic cocktails worldwide. Production typically fortifies base wine with neutral spirit, infuses botanicals including wormwood, and sweetens to style.