Wine Word of the Week: Port

This week?s Wine Word of the Week is port.
Official definition from Jancis Robinson?s The Oxford Companion to Wine:
Port, a fortified wine made by adding brandy to arrest fermenting grape must which results in a wine, red and sometimes white, that is both sweet and high in alcohol. Port derives its name from Oporto (Porto), the [...]

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