Coulindrum, a medieval redcurrant wine

Coulindrum from the Pays d'Oc takes its name from one of the old names for the redcurrant, once known as Ribes rubrum, castille or coulindron.

The redcurrant, a fruit valued since Antiquity

The redcurrant has been prized as a thirst-quenching, refreshing fruit since Antiquity: Arab merchants shipped large quantities of it to Constantinople. In the 9th century, the Arab physician Ibn Serapion mentioned it in his treatise, the Kunnas, translated in the 12th century by Gerard of Cremona. In the 16th century, the physician Dodoens still described it as refreshing.

Ingredients: wine, redcurrants, raspberries, sugar and honey. Alcohol: 11% vol.

How to serve it

Serve coulindrum well chilled, as an aperitif or with dessert.

Coulindrum is also part of our gift boxes with white hypocras and Elixir de Dragon or with white hypocras and Saugée. Discover our other flavoured wines from the Middle Ages.