Remy

Or, three towers proper and on a chief embattled azure three bezants
Vassal of	Bowcourt
Status	Viscounty
Location	Northern march of Bowcourt, bordering Midheim, Borderlay, and Aquila.
Area
Geography	Well-drained croplands, stony soiled areas under viticulture, heavily forested in the north.
Population
Urbanisation	9%
Major Towns	Treville, City of (16,500) Deville (~4,000) Porte-du-Nord (~3,000) Ruins of Bragelonne (Unknown, formerly 8,700)
Languages –Lalange –Common –Folksprach –Reichspiel –Elvish –Dwarvish –Others –Literacy	70% 40% 35% 20% 10% 5% 15% 6% (mostly urban)
Exports	Wine, Wood
Imports	Grain, Cloth

Overview

The northern march of Bowcourt, Remy has traditionally been both strong and prosperous with trade on the Baratary River and the North Road in the west, access to the Haute Montrachet in the south via the Marsac River, and the heavily forested southern end of the Drakwood providing timber in the north.

The arrival of the Drow invasion, their ice road, and the final major battle south of Innesburg devastated the major town of Bragelonne and enduring magical effects have rendered the area perilous to traverse. While boats still travel the Baratary, merchants travelling by road have rerouted off the North Road and are detouring through Deville before rejoining the road at Maquet.

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Wines

Remy has significant acreage under viticulture, most in Clairette Blanc or Chenin Blanc, with smaller acreages of Aubin Blanc and Piquepoul Blanc grapes. A number of different wines are produced, only one of which approaches the quality of wines from neighbouring Borderlay. Most of Remy's wine is destined for fortification into vin de liqueur.

Blanc du Nord

A vin de table produced mostly in the north-east from a Clairette Blanc blended with the more acidic Chenin Blanc to add crispness to an otherwise flabby wine.

Vin jaune de Bragelonne

An unusual late-harvest yellow wine traditionally made in the west of Remy from Aubin Blanc grapes. Many of the vineyards producing this wine where impacted in the Drow invasion, and only very small amounts of the vin juane have been available since 813 WK.

Piquepoul de Remy

A reasonable quality varietal wine made almost entirely from Piquepoul Blanc. Some years are particularly fine, but unfortunately this ancient grape variety has a low yield and is notably susceptible to fungal diseases such as powdery mildew. The acreage in Piquepoul Blanc has been declining for years and this wine is becoming harder to find.

Vin de liqueur

In contrast to its rather undistinguished wines, Remy produces fortified wines of good through excellent quality (along with some cheap lesser varieties) and exports these throughout the Baronies and beyond. Collectively referred to as vin de liqueur in Lalange, this appellation is applied to fortified wines with an alcohol content between 16% and 22% by volume. Outside of Remy these liquors are known by several names, the most common being Marsala and Sack. Both names appear to derive from the Marsac River, down which these exports are shipped.

Macvin de Remy

Generic name for lower quality fortified wines from Remy. These are produced by adding locally produced pomace-based (Marc) eau-de-vie to halt the fermentation. Macvin de Remy is usually consumed as an aperitif, but its sweetness also makes it an excellent dessert wine.

Vin de Remy

Generic name for the better quality fortified wines from Remy. These are produced in a similar way to the Macvin, typically using better quality ingredients and longer aging.

Vin de Treville

The very best vin de liqueur produced in Remy is made from late-harvest grapes fortified with Eau de vie d'Armagnac out of Mulberry. While there are several sub-varieties of this wine, the D'or (Golden) is the most common.

Vin d'Or

This rich golden liquor is aged in barrels of oak from the Drakwood for six years, and has an alcohol content of around 18%. All Vin de Treville is sold with the arms of Remy painted on the barrels (and with the advent of printing now affixed to the bottles), which gave rise to its nickname of trente-six (Common: "thirty-six"), a reference to the three gold shillings in the coat of arms, and the usually high price of the drink.