Editing Fortified wine (section)

==Varieties==
===Commandaria wine===
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[[Commandaria]] is made in [[Cyprus]]' unique AOC region north of Limassol from high-altitude vines of [[Mavro]] and [[Xynisteri]], sun-dried and aged in oak barrels. Recent developments have produced different styles of Commandaria, some of which are not fortified.

===Madeira wine===
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[[Image:Justino Henriques Madeira wine, colheita 1996.JPG|thumb|left|upright=.60|[[Madeira wine]] ]]
Madeira is a fortified wine made in the [[Madeira Islands]]. The wine is produced in a variety of styles ranging from dry wines which can be consumed on their own as an [[aperitif]], to [[sweet wine]]s more usually consumed with dessert. Madeira is deliberately heated and oxidised as part of its maturation process, resulting in distinctive flavours and an unusually long lifespan once a bottle is opened.

===Marsala wine===
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Marsala wine is a wine from [[Sicily]] that is available in both fortified and unfortified versions.<ref name="Wordsworth" /> It was first produced in 1772 by an English merchant, John Woodhouse, as an inexpensive substitute for sherry and port,<ref name="Hailman2006">{{Cite book |last=Hailman |first=John R. |url=https://archive.org/details/thomasjeffersono00hail |title=Thomas Jefferson on Wine |publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-57806-841-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/thomasjeffersono00hail/page/306 306] |quote=Marsala wine. |access-date=4 April 2009 |url-access=registration}}</ref> and gets its name from the island's port, [[Marsala]].<ref name="Wordsworth">{{Cite book |last=Halley |first=Ned |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5X6oVI-qngwC&q=Marsala+wine&pg=PA384 |title=The Wordsworth Dictionary of Drink: An A–Z of Alcoholic Beverages |publisher=Wordsworth Editions |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-84022-302-6 |page=384 |access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref> The fortified version is blended with [[brandy]] to make two styles, the younger, slightly weaker ''Fine'', which is at least 17% [[abv]] and aged at least four months; and the ''Superiore'', which is at least 18%, and aged at least two years. The unfortified Marsala wine is aged in wooden casks for five years or more and reaches a strength of 18% by [[evaporation]].<ref name="Wordsworth" />

===Mistelle===
Mistelle ({{langx|it|mistella}}; {{langx|fr|link=no|mistelle}}; Spanish, [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Galician language|Galician]] and {{langx|ca|mistela}}, from [[Latin language|Latin]] {{smallcaps|mixtella}}/{{smallcaps|mixtvm}} "mix") is sometimes used as an ingredient in fortified wines, particularly [[Vermouth]], [[Marsala wine|Marsala]] and [[Sherry]], though it is used mainly as a base for [[apéritif]]s such as the French [[Pineau des Charentes]].<ref name="ocw-mistela">{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41660699 |title=The Oxford companion to wine. |date=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-866236-X |editor-last=Robinson |editor-first=Jancis |edition=2nd |location=Oxford |chapter=Mistela |oclc=41660699}}</ref> It is produced by adding alcohol to non-fermented or partially [[fermentation (food)|fermented]] grape juice (or apple juice to make [[pommeau]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=mistelle Definition in the Wine Dictionary at Epicurious.com |url=http://www.epicurious.com/tools/winedictionary/entry?id=7179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606140435/http://www.epicurious.com/tools/winedictionary/entry?id=7179 |archive-date=6 June 2011 |access-date=5 April 2009 |publisher=epicurious.com}}</ref> The addition of alcohol stops the fermentation and, as a consequence Mistelle is sweeter than fully fermented grape juice in which the sugars turn to alcohol.<ref>
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===Moscatel de Setúbal===
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Moscatel de Setúbal is a Portuguese wine produced around the [[Setúbal Municipality]] on the [[Península de Setúbal]]. The wine is made primarily from the [[Muscat of Alexandria]] grape and is typically fortified with [[aguardente]]. The style was believed to have been invented by [[José Maria da Fonseca]], the founder of the oldest table wine company in Portugal dating back to 1834.

===Port wine===
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[[File:10 yr Tawny port.jpg|right|thumb|A 10-year tawny port]]
Port wine (also known simply as port) is a fortified wine from the [[Douro|Douro Valley]] in the [[Norte, Portugal|northern provinces]] of [[Portugal]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Porter |first1=Darwin |url=https://archive.org/details/frommersportugal00port |title=Frommer's Portugal |last2=Price |first2=Danforth |publisher=IDG Books Worldwide |year=2000 |isbn=0-02-863601-5 |edition=16th}}</ref> It is typically a [[sweet]] red wine, but also comes in dry, semi-dry and white or rosé styles.

===Sherry===
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[[Image:CataJerez.jpg|thumb|left|A degustation of [[Sherry|sherries]] ]]
Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of [[Jerez de la Frontera|Jerez]], Spain. The word "sherry" itself is an [[anglicisation]] of Jerez. In earlier times, sherry was known as ''[[sack (wine)|sack]]'' (from the Spanish ''saca'', meaning "a removal from the [[solera]]"). In the European Union "sherry" is a [[protected designation of origin]]; therefore, all wine labelled as "sherry" must legally come from the Sherry Triangle, which is an area in the province of [[Cádiz (province)|Cádiz]] between [[Jerez de la Frontera]], [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda]] and [[El Puerto de Santa María]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spanish law |url=http://www.nicks.com.au/index.aspx?link_id=76.1232 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910165009/http://www.nicks.com.au/index.aspx?link_id=76.1232 |archive-date=10 September 2013 |access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref>

After [[Fermentation (wine)|fermentation]] is complete, sherry is fortified with [[brandy]]. Because the fortification takes place after fermentation, most sherries are initially dry, with any sweetness being added later. In contrast, [[port wine]] (for example) is fortified halfway through its fermentation, which stops the process so that not all of the sugar is turned into alcohol.

Sherry is produced in a variety of styles, ranging from dry, light versions such as [[fino]]s to much darker and sometimes sweeter versions known as [[oloroso]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sherry types |url=https://www.sherrynotes.com/sherry-wine-types/ |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=SherryNotes |date=23 July 2013 |language=en-US}}</ref> Cream sherry is always sweet.{{clear left}}

===Vermouth===
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[[File:Martini Bianco.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Martini (vermouth)|Martini]] Bianco, an Italian vermouth]]
Vermouth is a fortified wine flavoured with aromatic herbs and spices ("aromatised" in the trade) using closely guarded recipes ([[trade secret]]s). Some of the herbs and spices used may include [[cardamom]], [[cinnamon]], [[marjoram]], and [[chamomile]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clarke |first=Paul |date=15 August 2008 |title=The Truth About Vermouth: The secret ingredient in today's top cocktails remains misunderstood |work=The San Francisco Chronicle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/15/WI0111LMMB.DTL}}</ref> Some vermouth is sweetened. Unsweetened or dry vermouth tends to be bitter. The person credited with the second vermouth recipe, [[Antonio Benedetto Carpano]] from [[Turin]], Italy, chose to name his concoction "vermouth" in 1786 because he was inspired by a German wine flavoured with [[Artemisia absinthium|wormwood]], an herb most famously used in [[Distillation|distilling]] [[absinthe]]. Wine flavoured with wormwood goes back to ancient Rome. The modern German word ''Wermut'' (''Wermuth'' in the spelling of Carpano's time) means both ''wormwood'' and ''vermouth''. The herbs were originally used to mask raw flavours of cheaper wines,<ref name="Foley2006">{{Cite book |last=Foley |first=Ray |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jv7BMDNaWGsC&q=Vermouth&pg=PA112 |title=Bartending For Dummies |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-470-10752-2 |page=112 |access-date=5 April 2009}}</ref> imparting a slightly medicinal "tonic" flavor.

===Vins doux naturels===
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[[File:Rasteau vdn.jpg|left|thumb|A Grenache-based VDN from Rasteau]]
Vins doux naturels (VDN) are lightly fortified wines typically made from white [[Muscat (grape and wine)|Muscat]] grapes or red [[Grenache]] grapes in the south of France. As the name suggests, [[Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOC|Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise]], [[Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC|Muscat de Rivesaltes]] and [[Muscat de Frontignan]] are all made from the white Muscat grape, whilst [[Banyuls AOC|Banyuls]] and [[Maury AOC|Maury]] are made from red [[Grenache]]. Other wines, like those of [[Rivesaltes AOC]], can be made from red or white grapes. Regardless of the grape, fermentation is stopped by the addition of up to 10% of a 190 [[Proof (alcohol)|proof]] (95% abv) [[grape spirit]].<ref name="Baxevanis1987">{{Cite book |last=Baxevanis |first=John J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EczgQ7PLGVkC&q=Vin+doux+naturel&pg=PA268 |title=The Wines of Champagne, Burgundy, Eastern and Southern France |date=1987 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-8476-7534-0 |page=268 |access-date=5 April 2009}}</ref> The Grenache vins doux naturels can be made in an oxidised or unoxidised style whereas the Muscat wines are protected from oxidation to retain their freshness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=thewinedoctor.com |url=http://www.thewinedoctor.com/author/sweetmutage.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217215803/http://thewinedoctor.com/author/sweetmutage.shtml |archive-date=17 February 2009 |access-date=4 April 2009}}</ref>

===Vins de liqueur===
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A vin de liqueur is a sweet fortified style of French wine that is fortified by adding brandy to unfermented grape must. The term vin de liqueur is also used by the European Union to refer to all fortified wines. Vins de liqueur take greater flavour from the added brandy but are also sweeter than vin doux.

Examples include [[Floc de Gascogne]] which is made using 1/3 [[armagnac]] to 2/3 grape juice from the same vineyard, [[Pineau des Charentes]] in the [[Cognac]] zone, [[Macvin]] in [[Jura (department)|Jura]]; there is also [[Pommeau]] similarly made by blending apple juice and apple brandy.

===Low-end fortified wines===
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Inexpensive fortified wines, such as Thunderbird and Wild Irish Rose, became popular during the [[Great Depression]] for their relatively high alcohol content. The term ''[[wikt:wino|wino]]'' was coined during this period to describe impoverished alcoholics of the time.<ref name="Zraly">{{Cite book |last=Zraly |first=Kevin |title=Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide |publisher=Sterling |year=2006 |isbn=1-4027-2585-X |location=New York |page=238}}</ref>

These wines continue to be associated with the homeless, mainly because marketers have been aggressive in targeting low-income communities as ideal consumers of these beverages; organisations in cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland have urged makers of inexpensive fortified wine, including [[E & J Gallo Winery]], to stop providing such products to liquor stores in impoverished areas.<ref name="Jorgensen">{{Cite book |last=Jorgensen |first=Janice |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco03jorg |title=Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands: Consumable Products |publisher=St. James Press |year=1993 |isbn=1-55862-336-1 |location=Detroit |page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco03jorg/page/492 492] |url-access=registration}}</ref> In 2005, the [[Seattle]] City Council asked the [[Washington State Liquor Control Board]] to prohibit the sale of certain alcohol products in an impoverished "Alcohol Impact Area." Among the products sought to be banned were over two dozen beers, and six fortified wines: [[Cisco (wine)|Cisco]], Gino's Premium Blend, MD 20/20, Night Train, Thunderbird, and Wild Irish Rose.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Castro |first=Hector |date=7 December 2005 |title=City could soon widen alcohol impact areas |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/251134_alcohol07.html}} {{Dead link|date=December 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> The Liquor Control Board approved these restrictions on 30 August 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2013 |title=Public Safety - Alcohol Impact Areas |url=http://www.seattle.gov/BAN/public_safety_AIA.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101013846/http://www.seattle.gov/BAN/public_safety_AIA.htm 
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=== Gwaha-ju ===
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''[[Gwaha-ju]]'' is a fortified [[rice wine]] made in [[Korea]].<ref name="Yu">{{Cite web |last=Yu |first=Tae-jong |title=Gwaha-ju |url=http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Item/E0004628 |access-date=12 March 2018 |website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |publisher=[[Academy of Korean Studies]] |language=ko}}</ref><ref name="Park">{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Rock Darm |date=12 April 2012 |title=Gwaha-ju |url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=3574215 |access-date=12 March 2018 |website=[[Naver]] |language=ko}}</ref>
Although rice wine is not made from grapes, it has a similar alcohol content to grape wine, and the addition of the distilled spirit, [[soju]], and other ingredients like [[ginseng]], [[jujube]]s, [[ginger]], etc., to the rice wine, bears similarity to the above-mentioned fortified wines.