Fortified wine
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A fortified wine is a wine to which additional alcohol has been added, most commonly in the form of brandy (a spirit distilled from wine).
Fortified Wines or Liqueur-type Wines:
There are five common types of fortified wines: sherry, port, marsala, vin santo, & madeira.
Fortified Wine
A class of wines that have been made sweet by interrupting the fermentation process with the addition of a neutral distilled spirit. The spirit kills the yeast before they have finished converting all of the sugar.
Fortified Wine
A wine that has had alcohol added to it. The amount of alcohol added is generally to a high enough concentration level to prevent further fermentation.
Fortified: Denotes a wine whose alcohol content has been increased by the addition of brandy or neutral spirits.
Foxy: A term used to describe the unique musky and grapey character of many native American labrusca varieties.
Fortified Wine
Fortified wines tend to have complex production processes which differ markedly from each other. However, brandy (also known as 'grape spirit') is added during their production.
Fortified wine
A wine in which the alcoholic content has been boosted by the addition of grape spirit or brandy.
Free-run
Grape juice that runs freely from the crusher and press before force is used.
Fortified. Wines with brandy or other spirits added, such as Port.
French Paradox. "60 Minutes" report on this (1991) hinted that red wine keeps French healthy. Led to surge in U.S. red-wine consumption.
Fortified Wine: A wine in which brandy is introduced during fermentation; sugars and sweetness are high due to the suspended fermentation.
Fortified: Fortified wines are where spirit has been added to increase their natural strength. Brandy is added to sherry and Port.
Glycerol: A colourless, sweet-tasting substance which can add to the "impression" of body in a wine.
Fortified Wine: Wine that has had alcohol added (usually brandy) to it to prevent fermentation by killing the yeast and leaving the residual sugar.
Fortified wine - Wine to which alcohol has been added, generally to increase the concentration to a high enough level to prevent fermentation.
Fortified: Wines that are made stronger by adding brandy.
Fragrant: Wine that is very aromatic and flowery, full of scent & smell.
Frascati: A fruity, golden white wine from the hills around Rome, it can be dry or sweet.
Fortified: wines having had grape spirit added to them are considered fortified: Sherries, Ports, Madeiras, etc.
Fortified. A wine that has had its alcohol content raised by the addition of neutral grape spirits. For example, Port, which is about 20% alcohol by volume, is a fortified wine.
Fortified
connotes the addition of spirits to wine either to raise the level of alcohol, or to stop fermentation and thereby maintain the natural sweetness of the grapes
Frascati
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fortified wine: Wines that have had alcohol added to them at some time during their making. The alcohol addition increases the wine's alcohol content to between 15 and 23%.
Fortified: Wines that are made stronger by adding brandy.
Foxy: The wild taste found in some North American grape varieties.
Fizzante: An Italian word meaning semi-sparkling wines.
Fortified
Port and sherry are the two most famous fortified wines. With Port, grapes are crushed and allowed to ferment a bit, and then spirit is added to produce a sweet, alcoholic wine.
Fortified wines such as port and liqueur muscat do not need to be consumed immediately as is the case of table wines, but they do need to be used within a few weeks. It will deteriorate if left in a half empty bottle for more than a month or two.
Fortified wine: A wine in which the alcohol content has been increased by the addition of wine, spirits, or brandy.
Free run wine: Wine derived from the grape juice obtained before pressing, through the natural bursting of the skins.
Fortified wines are just what they sound like - fortified. That is, the winemakers add extra alcohol, like brandy, which raises its alcohol content to anywhere from 14% to 23%. You can get fortified wines in white, amber and either bright or dark red.
Fortified wine. Wines such as Port to which alcohol has been added.
Fruity. The fruit aromas and flavors evident in wine. Can be fresh, dried, cooked; examples include fresh apples, dried figs, citurus, melon and strawberry jam.
A Fortified wine originally made in and around the town of Jerez in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. It's now also made in the United States and other parts of the world such as Australia and South Africa.
The Fortified Towns Road
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The great fortified Portuguese wine, which in the past played a leading commercial role, still today keeps its charm and its elegance in many different styles ...
Vermouth: A fortified wine, red or white, which has been flavored by addition of various herbs and barks (originally wormwood but wormwood is not used any more because of health concerns). Vermouth is used primarily as an aperitif.
Manzanilla A fortified wine similar to fino, made exclusively in Sanlùcar de Barrameda by means of biological ageing and using the system of Criaderas and Soleras. Manzanilla pasada is the name given to very old manzanillas.
Has two meanings: Fortified wine - eg: Sherry - where alcohol is added in the form of Brandy or neutral spirits. Sweet or very sweet wines of any alcohol level customarily drunk with dessert or by themselves and usually in small amounts.
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Sherry is a fortified (brandy-added) wine from the south of Spain. Because it's fortified, you can keep a bottle around for months after you open it, as long as you keep it sealed and cool. It usually has a rich, sweet flavor. Learn more about Sherry.
The traditional Amontillado is a mature Fino that is fortified to give it a higher alcohol content (between 16% and 18%) and placed in barrels where flor cannot grow.
This results in a fortified wine that has incredible depth and intense fruit flavors. The wine is made from a variety of hardy grapes that produce intense aromas.
Dorado - a fortified wine made in the Rueda region with the Verdejo grape.
Dulce - sweet
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Espeso - Heavy ("thick"), weighty wine
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Pick up a bottle of Sherry wine and you'll find all three references to this fortified wine on its label. Jerez is the Andalucia word, Sherry is the common English reference, and Xérès is the French.
The technique has since been employed in the production of Rivesaltes, and over the ensuing centuries there have been numerous literary references to these fortified wines, which seem to have been highly regarded.
Presently, however, "Malvasia" generally refers to unfortified white table or dessert wines produced from this grape, while "Malmsey" refers to a sweet variety of Madeira wine, though the latter are also sometimes called "Malvasia" or "Malvazia".
Fortified Wines
This wine type involves the addition of grape spirits either during fermentation to halt fermentation or after fermentation. The great fortified wines of the world include Sherry, Port, and Madeira.
Fortified wine
A fortified wine is one whose alcohol level is increased by adding of neutral grape spirits. Examples include Madeira, Port, and Sherry.
Port has been listed under grape types because as a matured and fortified wine (where brandy is used to stop the fermentation) the precise grape varities have correspondingly less influence on its final character.
Obscure, heavy bearing, white-wine variety historically used to produce a light neutral wine for blending, or distillation for use in brandy-type fortified wines, in France. Presently found in Australia, France and Switzerland.
The only group of wines that sold well were the fortified dessert wines. Taxed at the lower rate of wine as opposed to distilled spirits, but with 20 percent alcohol, this group made the cheapest intoxicant available for derelicts and winos.
Most sparkling wines and fortified wines are classified as "non-vintage" wines, because they are typically a blend of various vintages. This blending practice is utilized to try to get a very consistent style of wine from year to year.
A fortified wine produced in the region surrounding the city of Marsala in Sicily.
PALOMINO: Red wine grape, mostly used for Sherry-type fortified wines, widely grown in Spain and South Africa. Identical to the Listan variety found in France.
Word normally used to describe a flavor perception found in tawny brown, wood-aged and heated fortified wines such as some "Madeira".
In Portugal Verdelho is used to produce fortified wines and it is a major component in the famous wines of Madeira. In France a dry white wine is produced.
Dessert wines refers mostly to fortified wines or to sweet white wines of 14% alcohol or greater which are typically served with dessert.
These clones are mostly used for making medium-sweet and dessert style table or fortified wines.
Is the Cognac region local name for the Ugni Blanc grape from which is produced the wine used for distilling into the fortified wine known as "cognac brandy".
Wine normally consumed during meals (as opposed to sweet wines, dessert wines, fortified wines, etc.). Table wines should not be confused with common wines, as table wines include the best Gran Reservas, Grand Crus, etc.
Nutty Describes the aroma and flavor frequently found in fortified wines such as Madeira and Sherry; the result of exotic fermentations or deliberate oxidation. Can be a negative character in wines not intended to be made in an oxidative style.
In the 15th century, it was known as Lamothe, a fortified castle site in region. In 1750, Mr de Fumel planted a large quantity of fine grape-variety.
Portuguese island in the Atlantic off the North African coast, producing an unusual fortified wine of the same name. Very popular in the U.S. during Revolutionary War times, the Madeira trade was an important part of the young nation's economy.
Fortification
The process whereby alcohol is added to natural wine to raise its alcohol content, resulting in fortified wines. Port, Sherry and Muscadels are examples of fortified wines.
Sweet: A term applied not only to wines with significant residual sugar, such as fortified or dessert wines, but also to those with intense, thoroughly ripe fruit flavors, ...
Nutty
Bouquet that develops in aged white wines and in fortified wines such as sherry or Madeira.
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Used to describe how a wine feels in the mouth, its viscosity or depth of flavour. A watery wine might be described as light-bodied while a thicker, creamier, style of wine, say a fortified wine or sweet dessert wine, ...
A minor white-wine grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. Used to make a sweet, full-bodied white from the dried grapes, called Passito, and also a dry white in the conventional manner. Also used to make a fortified wine called Liquoroso.
Others, such as barley wine and rice wine (e.g. sake), are made from starch-based materials and resemble beer and spirit more than wine, while ginger wine is fortified with brandy.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Region, Fortified wine, White
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