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Last time we learned that Marsala wine is not just for cooking. It’s actually a fortified wine that is sometimes made using the Solera system. A Solera is a system used for blending wines and is a way of keeping a consistent style of wine for years....
Chicken Marsala is a well known Italian dish. But, did you know that Marsala is also a fine drinking wine? Marsala is a fortified wine that originated in the town of Marsala on the west coast of Sicily. True Marsala still only comes from Sicily and...
Previously we’ve established that fortified wine is wine that has grape spirit added. While typical wines have between 10 to 15% alcohol by volume (ABV), fortified wines end up with 15 to 20% ABV. Early on, this proved to be quite beneficial, as the...
You may have heard of “Fortified” wine and wondered what it is. Or, wondered if it really is wine? Simply put, fortified wine is wine to which additional alcohol has been added. And its origin comes from the days when wine spent considerable time be...