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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Inside scoop: Flip-style cocktails are drinks shaken with a base spirit or fortified wine with a whole egg and a bit of sugar.
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Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025
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
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
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Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2025
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
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
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“Fortified wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortified%20wine. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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