fortified wine

noun

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

First recorded in 1905–10

Words Nearby fortified wine

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How to use fortified wine in a sentence

During the Age of Exploration, fortified wine styles like madeira and port became popular for their ability to stand up to long ocean voyages.
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He was 13 when he first tasted wine — a 1908 vintage port or fortified wine from Portugal but popularized in Britain.
Steven Spurrier, the Briton who helped make California wines a global commodity, dies at 79 | Phil Davison | March 10, 2021 | Washington Post

British Dictionary definitions for fortified wine

fortified wine

noun

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

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