fortified wine


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.

Origin of fortified wine

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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fortified wine

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

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