Fortified wine is an alcoholic drink such as sherry or port that is made by mixing wine with a small amount of brandy or strong alcohol. wine such as sherry or port that has strong alcohol added
Simply put, fortified wines are wines to which brandy or other spirits have been added to increase the alcohol content A couple of commonly known fortified wines are ports and sherries Generally, natural fermentation of wines stops when the alcohol levels reach approximately sixteen percent For a wine to have higher alcohol, it must be fortified with some sort of spirits
Wine in which the alcohol content has been increased by the addition of wine, spirits or brandy Examples include Port
Usually sweet wine, in which the alcoholic fermentation is stopped before all the sugar has been consumed, by the addition of brandy The alcohol kills the yeast, leaving a sweet wine with high alcohol