Join us for a fantastic tasting of our favorite Fortified Wines throughout the years!
We will offer light snacks and open discussion. You do not need to be a wine expert to attend. Just come thirsty and have an appetite for learning!
From Spanish Sherries to Australian Rutherglen Muscats, fortified wines vary in color, flavor, origin and sweetness. But all have one thing in common: fortification.
Fortification, the addition of grape spirit to wine either during or after fermentation, is a technique used to increase alcohol content and stop fermentation. The process was popularized by the English in the late 17th century to stabilize and preserve wines for long sea voyages. Prior to the development of fortification, many of these wines were made originally as still, unfortified wines.
However, many decisions, like at what point during fermentation a wine is fortified and how it’s matured, create a diverse array of bottlings.
21+ Please!