Baldoria Wild Plum Vermouth (750ml) *

Vermouth, the aromatized and lightly fortified wine that Piedmont has long claimed as its own, gets a fruit-forward turn here from Baldoria, whose Wild Plum bottling leans on the ripe, faintly tart character of the plum against the botanical bitterness that defines the style. It sits somewhere between an aperitivo and a dessert pour, good on its own over ice with a twist, or as the backbone of a cocktail that wants a little dark-fruit depth.