Chartreuse (liqueur) Army engineers to relocate and rebuild it at a location near Voiron where the monks had previously set up a distribution point. After World War II, the government lifted the expulsion order, making the Carthusian brothers once again legal French residents. Today, the liqueurs are produced in Voiron using the herbal mixture prepared by two monks at Grande Chartreuse. They are the only ones to know the secret recipe. The marketing, bottling, packaging, management of the distillery and tours are done by "Chartreuse Diffusion", a company created in 1970. Other related alcoholic beverages are manufactured in the same distillery (e.g.
Vin de liqueur armagnac. Vin de liqueur A vin de liqueur is a sweet fortified style of French wine that is fortified with brandy to unfermented grape must. The term "vin de liqueur" is also used by the European Union to refer to all fortified wines. These wines are similar to "vins doux naturels" but are sweeter and have more flavor influence from the added brandy. A "vin de liqueur" is usually served as an apéritif. The unfermented grape must is fortified with brandy until the solution reaches an alcohol level of 16%–22%. The resulting wine is left with a high level of