fortified wine — fortified wines N MASS Fortified wine is an alcoholic drink such as sherry or port that is made by mixing wine with a small amount of brandy or strong alcohol … English dictionary
fortified wine — n [U and C] wine such as ↑sherry or ↑port that has strong alcohol added … Dictionary of contemporary English
fortified wine — n. any wine, as sherry, port, or Madeira, to which grape brandy or other alcohol has been added to raise its alcoholic content to between 14 and 24 percent by volume … English World dictionary
Fortified wine — A glass of port, a fortified wine. Contents 1 … Wikipedia
fortified wine — UK [ˌfɔː(r)tɪfaɪd ˈwaɪn] / US [ˌfɔrtɪfaɪd ˈwaɪn] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms fortified wine : singular fortified wine plural fortified wines an alcoholic drink made by adding a small amount of brandy or other alcoholic drink to wine.… … English dictionary
fortified wine — for|ti|fied wine [ ,fɔrtıfaıd waın ] noun count or uncount an alcoholic drink made by adding a small amount of BRANDY or other alcoholic drink to wine. Sherry and port are fortified wines … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fortified wine — noun A wine to which additional ethanol (an alcohol) has been added, the most common additive being brandy (a spirit distilled from wine). Syn: dessert wine, liqueur wine See Also: bum wine, wino wine … Wiktionary
fortified wine — крепленое вино dry wine сухое вино wine card карта вин wine list карта вин old wine старое вино wine blend смесь вин … English-Russian travelling dictionary
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
