Dessert fortified wines

Wine is a famous alcoholic drink with which a thousand-year history is connected, as well as a whole layer of traditions and cultural features. Perhaps there is no people on the planet Earth (with the exception of Muslim civilizations) who would not have a national alcoholic drink in their culinary tradition. Wine has long become an integral part of global culture that there are few similar drinks in the world.

The history of winemaking is closely intertwined with viticulture and goes back centuries to the existence of human civilization. Researchers believe that for the first time a person received wine by chance. Apparently, the juice of wild grapes somehow fermented, and people, having tasted the resulting drink, appreciated its taste and hop qualities. Residents of the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Central Asia, Assyria and Babylon made various types of wine more than 7 thousand years ago.

It is not surprising that in our time we have a unique opportunity to choose from an endless variety of different types and varieties of wines. There is not a single classification of the famous drink that takes into account many factors and parameters of wine. However, the most common types of drink are:



red, white and rosé;

dry, semi-dry, sweet and semi-sweet wine;

aged and young wine;

dessert or fortified wine;

sparkling or sparkling wines;

champagne;

fruit and berry wines.

Composition of dessert fortified wines

Dessert wines are a fortified drink made from a variety of grape varieties, which is distinguished by its taste, blend of flavors, as well as other basic consumer parameters. The composition of dessert fortified wine should contain no more than 17% alcohol, as well as 20% sugar. Due to its unique taste characteristics and composition, dessert fortified wines are recommended to be served as a dessert accompaniment.

Dessert fortified wines are produced by the method of incomplete or complete fermentation of grape wort, as well as mezgi. In addition, alcohol-containing distillation products, usually ethyl alcohol, are necessarily added to the composition of fortified wines. There are quite a large number of types of fortified wines, which include vermouth, port, madera, as well as Tokai and dessert wines.

Types of dessert fortified wines

Real connoisseurs of the drink advise combining the vast majority of dessert fortified wines with sweet desserts, ice cream, cakes and cakes, as well as fruits. In addition, some types of dessert fortified wines perfectly reveal the taste of elite cheeses. Dessert fortifications of wine are used as an independent drink, as well as as a component ingredient of other drinks, as well as cocktails.

Dessert fortified wines are included in punch, mulled wine, as well as cruchon and other drinks. Among the main types of dessert fortified wines are such the most famous and widely used as kagor, nutmeg wines, as well as Tokai wines and malaga. In addition, depending on the percentage of sugar, dessert wines are divided into sweet, liqueur and semi-sweet drinks.