Fortified wine

It’s the ideal time to break out those delightful liquid treats. Andy Howard MW picks 20 of his favourite sweet and fortified wines perfect for Christmas.

Sherry and vermouth have been wooing sommeliers and bartenders for years, so now it's your turn to see what fortified wine is all about.

Using vermouth or another fortified wine, along with a base liquor and flavoring liqueur, is a simple way to make a good cocktail. Jamie Boudreau calls this the "Golden Ratio." It is: 1 1/2 oz. Base Liquor (gin, vodka, rye, tequila, etc.) 3/4 oz. Fortified Wine (sweet or dry vermouth, Lillet, Punt e mes, Cocchi Americano,

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Fortified wines are not your everyday vinos - they're made by adding a distilled spirit, like brandy, during fermentation. The result is a wine that packs more punch both in alcohol content and flavor depth, perfect for cooking recipes. Tap the link to learn more about fortified wines for your chicken marsala and crockpot recipes.

The world of fortified wine doesn’t need to just be grape-based. Enter Pietro Nicola Pescaro, an aperitif wine produced with natural peach wine, eight herbs, spices, citrus fruits, flowers and two bitter botanicals. www.thehouseofbotanicals.co.uk/product/pietro-nicola-pescaro/ #Pescaro #PietroNicola #TheHouseOfBotanicals

Fortified wines add distilled spirits during winemaking and are higher in alcohol than unfortified wines (17%+ vs 11%-15% abv). Both can be dry or sweet.

Across the US, tawny port struggles to make inroads with millennial revelers. Is it doomed to the periphery of cocktail culture, or can port brands make it cool?

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