What is a fortified wine?........

Port, Sherry, Madeira, Malaga, Tokay, Frontignan and Frontignac are all fortified wines. They also happen to be place names in Europe or names for wines from specific locations there so many of these names can't be used to describe an Australian made product. Muscat is the one exception and refers to the name of the grape it's made from. The muscat family of grapes includes Orange Muscat, Muscat Canelli and Muscat de Frontignan.

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