Fortified Wines

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Fortified Wines are the wines to which a distilled beverage like brandy has been added.
The Fortified Wines are both sweeter, stronger and normally containing about 20% alcohol by volume.
These are different than the spirits.
The Spirits are produced by means of distillation, while fortified wine is simply wine that has had a spirit added to it.
In the USA, the Fortified wines are often termed dessert wines to avoid association with hard drinking.
The French call Fortified Wines by the name of “Vins de liqueur”.
The various styles of fortified wine – Vermouth from France, Marsala from Italy, Sherry from Spain, and Madeira and Port from Portugal.
The cheap, low-quality fortified wines are also available in the market.
These are called as the Low-end fortified wines which are generally used for intoxication purposes.
The Low-end fortified wines are also called as “hooch,” “street wine,” “fortified wine,” “bum wine,” or “ghetto wine.”

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