fortified wine
Spirit-enhanced grape beverage
Fortified wine is wine to which a distilled spirit—usually brandy—has been added, raising the alcohol content and often halting fermentation to preserve sweetness.
Port, sherry, Madeira, and vermouth are fortified wines.
The fortification originally helped wines survive long sea voyages without spoiling: a glass of port after dinner.
Docking place for ships
- sherryFortified wine from Spain
- madeiraHeat-aged Portuguese wine
- marsalaSicilian fortified wine
- vermouthHerb-infused fortified wine
cream sherry · tawny · ruby · amontillado · fino · manzanilla
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
grape · must · blending · solera · cask · barrel · oak · aging
Pre-meal alcoholic beverage
- digestifPost-meal settling drink
- nightcapPre-sleep alcoholic drink
- cheese courseMeal segment featuring fromage
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
sipping · fireside · celebration · toasting · deglazing · reduction
Arranged cluster of blooms
- aromaPleasant distinctive smell
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- raisinyLike dried grapes
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
toffee · dried fruit · figgy · honeyed · oxidative · complex · layered · full-bodied
Trained wine service professional
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- oenologyScience of viticulture products
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- vintageQuality from past eras
reserve · appellation · vineyard · harvest · château · collecting · decanter
port
Docking place for ships
vermouth · cream sherry · tawny · ruby · amontillado · fino · manzanilla
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- distillationPurification via vaporization
fermentation · grape · must · blending · solera · cask · barrel · oak · aging · oxidation
aperitif
Pre-meal alcoholic beverage
- digestifPost-meal settling drink
- nightcapPre-sleep alcoholic drink
- cheese courseMeal segment featuring fromage
tapas · sipping · fireside · celebration · toasting · deglazing · reduction
bouquet
Arranged cluster of blooms
caramelized · toffee · dried fruit · figgy · honeyed · oxidative · complex · layered · full-bodied · rich
sommelier
Trained wine service professional
- connoisseurExpert in matters of taste
- oenologyScience of viticulture products
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
vintage · reserve · appellation · vineyard · harvest · château · collecting · decanter
- winecabernet, chardonnay, merlot, Merlot, Chardonnay
- winesmerlot, chardonnay, cabernet, pinot noir, syrah
- liquor storesvodka, whiskey, whisky, rum, gin
- aperitifsaperitif, Aperol, Aperol spritz, Campari, spritz
- cheap drinkscheap vodka, bottom shelf, well drinks, rail drinks, rotgut
- Fortified Winessherry, port, madeira, marsala, vermouth
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