If you're a devoted wine enthusiast who gets super-hyped at the chance to explore different wines from around the globe, then at some point, you've likely crossed paths with fortified ones. Spicy and ...

Glass of red wine surrounded by wine barrels - barmalini/Shutterstock Dionysian foodies and professional-enjoyers, lend us your ears (and your palettes). Today, we're talking about wine, and not just ...

Port is a sweet fortified wine made in the Douro region, near the city of Porto on the Atlantic in northern Portugal. It uses predominantly local red grapes like Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz, among ...

For many people, the only encounter they might have had with Marsala was the chicken dish they had in the Italian restaurant when they didn’t feel like pasta. But Marsala is for more than cooking.

Plenty of winemakers hereabouts may craft a barrel or two of port every few years, but no one seems quite as devoted to the fortified wine as Matt and Karen Meyer. The Meyers, husband and wife, own ...

Fortified wines are made by dosing a fruit fermentation with brandy to slay the yeast, lock in residual sugar and amp the alcohol just enough to chase away a deep winter chill. The North’s bounty of ...

Orlando wine experts, from left, Tim Veran, Rob Chase and Lee Pancake taste varietals of madeira at Digress Wines in College Park, Thursday, February 10, 2024. Madeira is a fortified wine made in the ...

Vermouth is too often misunderstood, but to really enjoy it, you have to treat it right. Here's how to store this fortified ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeanne O'Brien Coffey covers food, drinks and travel. Vermouth confuses me—beyond the broad classification of white and red, there ...