Fortified wine because he was inspired by a German wine flavoured with wormwood, an herb most famously used in distilling absinthe. However, wine flavoured with wormwood goes back to ancient Rome. The modern German word "Wermut" ("Wermuth" in the spelling of Carpano's time) means both "wormwood" and "vermouth". The herbs were originally used to mask raw flavours of cheaper wines, imparting a slightly medicinal "tonic" flavor. Vins doux naturels are lightly fortified wines typically made from white Muscat grapes or red Grenache grapes in the south of France. The production of vins doux naturels was perfected by Arnaud de Villeneuve at the
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse is the second solo comic book series by creator Ben Templesmith. Unlike the bleak post-apocalyptic world of Templesmith's previous work, "Singularity", "Wormwood" is a lighter series which combines humor and horror. It was first published as short episodic serials within "LOFI" magazine from 2004 until it ceased publication. IDW Publishing then collected those serials in a single #0 issue called "The Taster" in 2006 before releasing new stories in the form of several miniseries, the most recent being "Calamari Rising". The hardcover edition of the initial series has gone on to be a "New