Fortified wines are that wines which ahave been strengthened (fortified) with the addition of a spirit during its production. While most still table wines have strength of 8 to 15% alcohol by volume, fortified wines contain alcoholic strength between 16 to 21% alchol by volume.
The added spirit is usually a local brandy made from wine or from mare. The brandy has an affinity with the wines, and is also cheaper to use since surplus wine is always available in for distillation into a spirit.Produced in many part of the world, in any country or area where brandy and wines are made, the range of fortified wines ranges from very sweet Malmsey Madeiras to veey dry Fino Sherries. They also may be based on red or white wines and eventually made into a golden brown or pale amber wine.
The fortified wines of the world includes the following
- Sherries
- Port wines
- Madeira
- Marsala
- Malaga
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