Grappa and grape-spirit are alcoholic beverages of viticultural origin
. Grappa is a distillate made in Italy from direct steam marc distilla
tion or distilled after adding water or wine lees. The production proc
ess can be divided into three steps: marc ensilage, distillation, and
maturation. Grape-spirit is a fruit distillate. Stemmed, crushed, and
fermented grape and juice are the raw materials of grape-spirit. The d
istillation of these raw materials is generally carried out with the s
ame discontinuous distillation systems used for grappa production. A m
odified distillation technology is suggested for this alcoholic bevera
ge.