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9 April 2012

BAC-2126 Beverage Knowledge-II: Wines - Sujata Patil

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Fortified wines
• Definition
– A fortified wine is a wine that is "fortified" with additional alcohol that's been added to the base wine during fermentation, bringing the average alcohol content up around 17-20%.
– Fortified wines can be either dry or sweet (with the middle-ground of medium-sweet or mediumdry covered in virtually all types of fortified wine categories). 9 April 2012

BAC-2126 Beverage Knowledge-II: Wines - Sujata Patil

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Regions of production






Portugal
Spain
Italy
France
Germany / Italy

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Porto, Madeira
Sherry
Marsala
Vins Doux Naturels
Vermouth

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Portugal
• Porto
– Regions of production include: • Baixo Corgo
• Cima Corgo
• Douro Superior

– Grapes used are
Alvarinho, Loureiro and
Touriga Nacional
– Made using the Solera
System of aging
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BAC-2126 Beverage Knowledge-II: Wines - Sujata Patil

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Portugal
• Porto (contd.)
– Types of Port
• Ruby (aging 1 + 2 yrs)
• Tawny (at least 2 yrs in barrels)
• Vintage (from a single vintage year
(announced as one))
• White port

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• Madeira
– Made in the Madeira islands – Made from Malvasia,
Baul, Verdelho &
Sercial varieties
– “Estufagem process”
(heat aging for maderisation) BAC-2126 Beverage Knowledge-II: Wines - Sujata Patil

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Portugal
• Madeira
– Styles – mention of dryness & age on labels •





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Reserve (5 yrs of aging)
Special Reserve (10 yrs)
Extra Reserve (20 yrs)
Colheita (Vintage)
Frasqueira (vintage + 20 yrs of aging)






Seco
Meio seco
Meio doce
Doce

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Spain
• Sherry

– Styles

– Jerez region of Spain – DO
Jerez-Xeres-Sherry
created in 1933
– Palomino, Pedro
Ximenez and

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