Tribuno Dry Vermouth (75cl, 16%)

Tribuno Dry Vermouth is a dry vermouth from Ripon, California, produced from a base of California white wine aromatised with botanicals and fortified with distilled spirits. The brand was founded by Mario Tribuno in 1938 near New York City, and production has since moved to Ripon under The Wine Group. The nose opens with sweet, ripe grape notes, followed by pine needles and fresh spearmint. On the palate, grapy fruit flavours arrive first, leaning slightly sweeter than many dry vermouths suggest, before a mild herbal bitterness develops at mid-palate. The overall impression remains soft and approachable rather than aggressively dry. The finish is short to medium, clean and lightly botanical, with faint grape sweetness and subtle herbal notes lingering.