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In recent posting we’ve addressed fortified wines including Port, Madeira and Marsala. All these wines are produced by adding either Brandy or neutral grape spirit to wines during the fermentation process or after fermentation is complete. Without g...
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Previously we’ve established that fortified wine is wine that has grape spirit added. While typical wines have between 10 to 15% alcohol by volume (ABV), fortified wines end up with 15 to 20% ABV. Early on, this proved to be quite beneficial, as the...
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Madeira is another of the fortified wines. But it is the way that it is produced that is quite unique. Madeira first became popular in the mid-seventeenth century when the Madeira Islands, part of Portugal, were heavily used as key supply stations f...
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Last time we discussed fortified wines - wines with added alcohol. And Port is one of the classic fortified wines. From Portugal, this is a sweet fortified wine that was originally created so that it could be put on-board ships in Oporto Portugal a...
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You may have heard of “Fortified” wine and wondered what it is. Or, wondered if it really is wine? Simply put, fortified wine is wine to which additional alcohol has been added. And its origin comes from the days when wine spent considerable time be...
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Last time we took a quick look across the spectrum of four red wines, looking at Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. These are common red wines and broadly known. So now let’s take it one-step further into our exploration of reds. I...
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