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

It instructs the reader to fry egg-coated slices, mix these with raisins, sugar and fortified wine then place the mixture in a pie dish on top of apples.

From Salon

Eggnog in general, and aged eggnog in particular, is a descendant of something called “sack posset “ or “posset,” a 17th-century, upper-class, custard-like, creamy English drink made with a fortified wine like Madeira or sherry.

From Salon

If you are unfamiliar with Madeira, it is a fortified wine named after the Portuguese islands where it originated.

From Salon

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

The locals also favored a white fortified wine called Angelica.

From Los Angeles Times