fortified wine

noun

: a wine (such as sherry) to which alcohol usually in the form of grape brandy has been added during or after fermentation

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The use of sultanas, cassis, and Jamaican fortified wine lends the cake its exceptional flavor. Saveur Editors, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024 Vermouth was extraordinarily fashionable in the 1880s, a brand new import from Italy, and bartenders were mixing it with everything from rye (Manhattan) to gin (Martini) to, in this case, sherry, the dry, slightly nutty, fortified wine from the south of Spain. Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2023 This style of fortified wine (akin to Port or Sherry) is made by adding brandy that has been distilled from Champagne to still base wine. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023 Trendy restaurants are devoting entire sections of their beverage menus to the fortified wine, detailing the flavor profiles of its three main types: red (sweet, spiced), dry (floral, herbaceous) and blanc (tart, citrusy). Lane Florsheim, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for fortified wine 

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fortified wine was in 1874

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“Fortified wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortified%20wine. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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