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.

fortified wine

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fortified wine¹

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

The biggest reductions were in the sales of cider, with increases in the sales of wine and fortified wine.

From BBC

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