fortified wine

American  

noun

1. a wine, as port or sherry, to which brandy has been added in order to arrest fermentation or to increase the alcoholic content.

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fortified wine British  

noun

1. wine treated by the addition of brandy or alcohol, such as port, marsala, and sherry

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Etymology

Origin of fortified wine

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Port is a fortified wine produced in the Douro Valley in Portugal and comes in somewhat confusing varieties, including dry, semidry, white, rose, ruby and tawny.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

The locals also favored a white fortified wine called Angelica.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

The fortified wine is still drinkable, even though it is so old.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2022

She combines them with the fortified wine, along with heavy cream, and serves them on toast.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022

After all this fortified wine has done for cocktails, it's still too often overlooked, with flashier bottles — your dazzling bourbons, those trendy amari — soaking up the bulk of our attention.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2021