French term for the alcohol-free substance that remains after distillation in the production of Armagnac in the continuous process. However, vinasse is also used as a general term for a cheap wine. In German, it is the name for the residue left over from a distillation of molasses (residue from the extraction of sugar from beets) into industrial alcohol, which is then used as animal feed.
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