tawny port
Barrel-aged Portuguese wine
Tawny port is a style of Portuguese fortified wine aged in wooden barrels, which oxidizes the wine and gives it an amber or brownish color—hence tawny.
The extended aging produces nutty, caramel flavors distinct from the fruitier ruby port.
Age designations like 10-year tawny or 20-year tawny indicate average time in barrel.
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- dessertSweet course after dinner
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- sweetTasting of sugar
aged · oak barrel · barrel · wine cellar · cellar · amber · nutty · dried fruit · caramel · vintage · decanter · sipping · fireside · cheese · Stilton · walnuts · harvest · grape
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