Fortified Wines
Fortified wines come in many styles: what unites them is the addition of distilled grape sprit (or brandy) to still wines to raise the alcohol level, usually to 15-20%.
The two best known styles are sherry and port, the former from Spain and the latter from Portugal, and we will always have a selection of both.
We have a particular focus on the wonderful Vins Doux Naturels of the south of France. These are made by stopping the fermentation of very ripe grapes, part way through its course, by the addition of alcohol (a process known as mutage); thereby preventing the yeasts from working, and leaving a fortified wine with plentiful natural grape sugar and anywhere between 15 and 17 degrees of alcohol. Muscat de Beaumes de Venise is perhaps the best known example. Rivesaltes VDNs are named after the town near Perpignan, but can be made over a relatively large area, either eponymously from Muscat or a wide range of other white grapes such as Grenache Blanc and Malvoisie. Certain styles are made from red grapes, usually Grenache Noir: two appellations are Maury in the Agly Valley west of Perpignan, and Banyuls, based on the port near the Spanish border.
We may also offer examples of fortified Muscat from Australia - a superb and historic style.
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Vintage

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Selected from one of the four farms that make up the Ramos Pinto estate and aged for ten years...
OriginPortugal
RegionDouro
ColourRed
ABV20%
Bottle75cl
CodeRAP1NV
GrapeTouriga Nacional

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100% Palomino Fino, aged for an average of three years under flor in Sanlucar de Barrameda: an...
OriginSpain
RegionJerez
ColourWhite
ABV15%
Bottle75cl
CodeFER2NV
GrapePalomino

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100% Palomino Fino, aged for an average of three years under flor in Sanlucar de Barrameda: an...
OriginSpain
RegionJerez
ColourWhite
ABV15%
Bottle37.5cl
CodeFER6NV
GrapePalomino

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Brown, mellow tone. Enticingly fresh scent of figs and toffee. So pure - essence of dried...
OriginSpain
RegionJerez
ColourWhite
ABV15%
Bottle75cl
CodeFER5NV
GrapePedro Ximenez

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Krohn, Port, Rio Torto Reserva, NV
Full, Sweet
The small house of Krohn is perhaps better known for excellent colheita tawnies, but this...
OriginPortugal
RegionDouro
ColourRed
ABV20%
Bottle75cl
CodeKRO2NV
GrapeTouriga Nacional

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From one plot of 75 year old vines of Grenache Noir. This style is well-known for matching...
OriginFrance
RegionRoussillon
ColourRed
ABV16%
Bottle75cl
CodeFON619
GrapeGrenache

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Krohn, Port, LBV, 2015
Full, Sweet
Traditionally made; with rich plum and fruitcake character. May throw a deposit, so decant....
OriginPortugal
RegionDouro
ColourRed
ABV20%
Bottle75cl
CodeKRO115
GrapeTouriga Nacional

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Since 2013 Krohn has been part of the Fladgate Partnership - alongside Taylor's, Fonseca...
OriginPortugal
RegionDouro
ColourRed
ABV20%
Bottle75cl
CodeKRO604
GrapePort blend

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Since 2013 Krohn has been part of the Fladgate Partnership - alongside Taylor's, Fonseca...
OriginPortugal
RegionDouro
ColourRed
ABV20%
Bottle75cl
CodeKRO605
GrapePort blend

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Warre's, Vintage Port, Half Bottle, 2000
Full Bodied
From the oldest English port house, a luscious and aromatic beauty. A treat for those...
OriginPortugal
RegionDouro
ColourRed
ABV20%
Half Bottle37.5cl
CodeWAR100
GrapeBlend

Krohn, Vintage Port, 2011
Full Bodied
One to lay down from a great port vintage. Dense, pruney and brooding. Now-2028
OriginPortugal
RegionDouro
ColourRed
ABV20%
Bottle75cl
CodeKRO411
GrapeBlend

One of the most distinctive and exciting wines in our entire stock. From late-picked, 60...
OriginFrance
RegionRoussillon
ColourWhite
ABV16%
Bottle75cl
CodeFON911
GrapeGrenache Blanc