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a wine, as port or sherry, to which brandy has been added in order to arrest fermentation or to increase the alcoholic content.[1905-10]
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fortified wine — for′tified wine′ n. vin a wine, as port or sherry, to which brandy has been added to arrest fermentation or increase alcoholic content … From formal English to slang
fortified wine — noun Date: circa 1906 a wine (as sherry) to which alcohol usually in the form of grape brandy has been added during or after fermentation … New Collegiate Dictionary
