Fortified Wines

Fortified wines are a special category of wines in which a distillate, often of grapes, is added to stop the fermentation and increase the alcohol content. In fact, most of the wine yeasts do not survive alcohol content above 18%. The moment in which the spirit is added has a huge impact on the style of wine produced.
The sooner the distillate is added, the greater the residual sugar in the wine. 

In past centuries, often associated with the English, Portuguese and Iberian nobility and upper middle class, fortified wines are a fascinating and complex category that deserves to be discovered.

 

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Passito Pantelleria DOC Pellegrino
Passito Pantelleria DOC Pellegrino

Pellegrino

€19,90

Passito Liquoroso di Pantelleria from Marsala's famous Pellegrino Winery is made from Zibibbo grapes grown in sandy volcanic soil at an altitude of up to 300 m (1,000 ft) near the sea on the...

Zibibbo Bio Terre Siciliane IGT
Zibibbo Bio Terre Siciliane IGT

Pellegrino

€11,90

Cantina Pellegrino's Zibibbo Bio is an organic fortified wine created to revolutionize after-meal habits. An elegant, sweet delicacy characterized by intense notes of orange blossom and citrus typical of the coastal strip of western...

Vino Fortificato Porto Real Companhia Velha Founder
Vino Fortificato Porto Real Companhia Velha Founder

Real Companhia Velha

€18,90

Fawn color with tawny reflections, very fine aroma, harmonious and refined aftertaste, blending results of wines with different ages and characteristics, vats and aging in oak barrels. Initially red in color, this wine is...

Porto Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage Unfiltered 2015
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Porto Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage Unfiltered 2015

Fonseca

€28,70

At the beginning of the 19th century, Manuel Pedro Guimaraens bought the Fonseca & Monteiro Company of Porto. It is run by the chief winemaker David Guimaraens, who belongs to the sixth generation of...

Porto Fonseca Terra Prima Organic Port
Porto Fonseca Terra Prima Organic Port

Fonseca

€29,90

It is the first organic viticulture port. Every year, during the month of January, the Fonseca winery selects a part of the most powerful Port wines to be used for long aging. Wonderful accompaniment...

Porto Fonseca Bin 27
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Porto Fonseca Bin 27

Fonseca

€33,90

A Port that ages in wooden barrels as the best Portuguese tradition requires. Thanks to this maturation phase, the Fonseca Bin 27 expresses great complexity, softness and body compared to other similar ports on...