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, Chenin Blanc, or Piquepoul Blanc grapes, and produces a small number of wine varieties, 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.

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.

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The very best .. produced in Remy is ... fortified with Eau de vie d'Armagnac (Armagnac) out of Mulberry.