Fortified Wine

 

Fortified wine is generally associated with warmer climes such as Portugal, Spain, Sicily and the Madiera islands. A spirit, usually brandy is added to wine to produce a more intense flavour. The original reason creating fortified wine sherry and port was to preserve wine with the natural antiseptic properties of alcohol. Over time and with experimentation however it became a much treasured beverage in its own right with methods of preservation and casking creating a deliberate variety of flavours.

The types of alcohol added to the wine for the purpose of fortifying it together with the stage in the wine's fermentation at which it is added largely influence the final flavour. Generally speaking the finished result is both stronger with an average alcohol content of around 20% and sweeter than the original wine.

On our fortified wine online pages you will find port, sherry, madiera, marsala and vermouth from our top rated resellers and will find something to suit all budgets and preferences.

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Yates Original Australian Wine 70cl
£6.71  
Yates Original Australian Wine 70clAsda groceries direct to your door. Delivery from £3.Yates Original Australian Wine 70cl | Drinks > Sherry, Port & Fortified Wines > Fortified Wines
Royal Emblem Sherry 1.5l
£6.80  
Royal Emblem Sherry 1.5lAsda groceries direct to your door. Delivery from £3.Royal Emblem Sherry 1.5l | Drinks > Sherry, Port & Fortified Wines > Sherry
Asda Finest Reserve Port 75cl
£7.97  
Asda Finest Reserve Port 75clAsda groceries direct to your door. Delivery from £3.ASDA Finest Reserve Port 75cl | Drinks > Sherry, Port & Fortified Wines > Port
Cockburn's Fine Ruby Port 75cl
£7.97  
Cockburn's Fine Ruby Port 75clAsda groceries direct to your door. Delivery from £3.Cockburn's Fine Ruby Port 75cl | Drinks > Sherry, Port & Fortified Wines > Port
The Adnams Selection Amontillado, Pale Medium Dry Sherry
£7.99  
The Adnams Selection Amontillado, Pale Medium Dry SherryRe-invention is key at Domecq. Irish founder Patrick Murphy left the place to his commercial advisor Juan Haurie in 1791, who then had to supply Napoleon's invading army. Bankruptcy ensued, staved off by Juan's aristocratic relative, Don Pedr...
The Adnams Selection Fino, Pale Dry Sherry
£7.99  
The Adnams Selection Fino, Pale Dry SherryBarbadillo is a 100% Spanish-owned family buisness. The estate covers some 500 hectares (1200 acres!) in the Jerez Superior, with wineries in Sanlucar de Barrameda with a total capacity of 35,000,000 litres. Not only is this estate the largest produc...
The Adnams Selection Oloroso, Rich Cream Sherry
£7.99  
The Adnams Selection Oloroso, Rich Cream SherryRe-invention is key at Domecq. Irish founder Patrick Murphy left the place to his commercial advisor Juan Haurie in 1791, who then had to supply Napoleon's invading army. Bankruptcy ensued, staved off by Juan's aristocratic relative, Don Pedr...
Lurgashall - Spiced Mead 50cl Bottle
£8.06  
Lurgashall - Spiced Mead 50cl BottleFermented honey infused with spices and fortified for that extra special taste.
Asda Ruby Port 1lt
£8.42  
Asda Ruby Port 1ltAsda groceries direct to your door. Delivery from £3.ASDA Ruby port 1lt | Drinks > Sherry, Port & Fortified Wines > Port
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On a historicl note fortified wines gearnered something of a bad rep in the dark days of the 20's and 30's when the great reccesion provided an opportunity to unscrupulous producers of cheap and nasty fortified wine.

With so many people people finding themselves in hopeless destitution there were many who looked for oblivion in the form of a cheap bottle of strong drink to forget their troubles. The term wino probably came from this period and was used to describe the unfortunate souls who fell victim to the charms of a wine with more "bang for the buck" and were less interested in the raisiny flavours and deep chracter of a fine sherry !

Although there remain some notorious examples of this type of spirirt enhanced beverage today, we prefer to focus on the truly delicious fine fortified wines offered by the top retailers whoes products you will find on these pages. 

With over 110 wines to choose from we cover all the best fortified wine styles allowing you discover old favourites and new taste experiences alike. All of our products are refreshed on a weekly basis so keep coming back to see what's new. We also continually look for new and interesting retailers who have products we think you'll like so it really is a moveable feasr here at WinedayUk.