Glissenwine
Glissenwine is a lightly effervescent, semi-sweet wine infused with ambient Feywild magic, made from small, iridescent berries called gleamburst clusters that grow only in the shaded groves and misted meadows of the Lilted Vale. It’s said the berries first rooted there from seeds carried on Feywild breezes, and local soil rich with ley lines gives the drink its subtle enchantments.
Flavor & Experience
- Taste: Brightly floral, with notes of honeyed lavender, crushed violet, and a fleeting citrus tang.
- Texture: Smooth and delicately sparkling — it almost dances on the tongue, leaving a faint cooling sensation.
Magical Qualities
- A mild natural enchantment woven into the berries themselves causes colors to seem more vivid and laughter to come easier for about an hour after drinking.
Cultural Role
- In the Lilted Vale, it is customary for every family table, from humble woodland cottages to the Archdruid’s great feasts, to have a pitcher or decanter of Glissenwine present.
- Guests are always offered at least a sip as a sign of hospitality, ensuring that everyone shares in the subtle joy of the land.
Presentation
- Served in carved wooden or delicately etched glass goblets that catch light beautifully.
- In spring festivals, petals of local blooms may be floated atop the wine for extra color.
Manufacturing process
- Harvest: Gleamburst clusters are handpicked by moonlight when their glow is brightest. This is believed to preserve their fey-touched properties.
- Pressing: The berries are carefully treaded or pressed to extract juice without bruising their cores, which could make the wine bitter.
- First Fermentation: Combined with bloom honey and left in cool cellars lined with moss, where ley flows can seep into the barrels naturally.
- Infusion: After about two weeks, crushed silvermint blossoms and a trace of crystalized root ash are stirred in with silvered rods to stabilize the magic.
- Second Fermentation: Another month of aging in enchanted wooden casks (often from trees grown at ley intersections).
- Decanting & Bottling: The wine is gently siphoned into glass vessels, sealed with wax stamped with the family or grove’s sigil.
Item type
Consumable, Food / Drink
Rarity
Common
Base Price
3-5 sp per bottle
Raw materials & Components
Primary Ingredients
- Gleamburst Clusters: Small, iridescent berries native to shaded Feywild-touched groves. Their delicate skins carry latent enchantments tied to local ley lines.
- Bloom Honey: Honey from sporetail-tended garden hives, infused with traces of floral magic from the Hollow.
- Silvermint Blossoms: Tiny pale flowers that add a whisper of coolness and help stabilize the enchantment.
Secondary Elements
- A small pinch of crystalized root ash from ley-infused plants, used during fermentation to anchor the subtle illusions and emotional resonance the wine produces.
Tools
- Carved wooden treading barrels: Gently extract juice from the fragile gleamburst berries without breaking their subtle aromatic compounds.
- Glass or polished quartz decanters: Used for the early settling stage, helping channel minor Feywild energies through the developing wine.
- Silvered stirring wands: Said to prevent the wine from “turning shy,” a poetic way to describe stabilizing the minor enchantment.
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