'Fortified' wines have a distilled spirit (normally brandy) added either during or after fermentation. Originally fortifying wines was a way of preserving them, but distinct styles like Sherry (Jerez), Madeira, Manzanilla, Vermouth and Port developed into popular and rather sophisticated drinks.
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Reid + Reid Red NZ Vermouth is made with 100% whole bunch Martinborough Pinot Noir & aged for 12 months in French oak barrels.
$41.95
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Flavoured with botanical including wormwood, clove, orange peel, nutmeg, angelica and quinine, this is a sweeter style of vermouth that works well in cocktails.
$42.95
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A classic french aperitif. Lillet Blanc is a blend of still wine, brandy, herbs and spices.Then aged in oak for up to twelve months. Serve over ice with an orange twist.
$39.95
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Bone dry with crisp nutty green apple, this Manzanilla (pronounced man-than-ee-ya) is best served the way the Spanish have it: well chilled with some manchego cheese, cured meats and fresh anchovies.
$32.95
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The Father Grand Tawny Port is a superb blend of tawny ingredients, matured in oak barrels for a guaranteed minimum average of 10 years.
It has an exceptional balance of oak and fruit, lingering on the palate before a clean, tight finish.
$45.95
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Tio Pepe Fino has a distinctive, clean aroma and is bone dry with a savoury character. Regarded by many as the benchmark for quality Fino Sherry
$30.95
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The youngest of all the Dow's wood-aged Ports, having been aged on average 3 years in oak casks. Carefully made from the finest grapes in the Douro valley, bottled when ready for immediate consumption
$41.95
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Nectar seems such an appropriate name for this wine, given its raisiny mouth-coating sweetness and treacly texture. Classic Pedro Ximenez Sherry at a great price!
$26.95
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From the Portuguese Island of Madeira comes this dark, luscious, and fragrant fortified wine. A perfect accompaniment for strong cheese, rich puddings or chocolate.
$35.50
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Dolin Red Vermouth, while being technically a sweet vermouth, the sweetness is not overly cloying or sticky. With a base of red wine flavoured with herbs and spices giving real depth and complexity.
$29.95
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This Dry Vermouth is made with a base of Ugni Blanc wine, flavoured with 33 different herbs and spices. Restrained and elegant, with a complex bitterness making this a fantastic vermouth for a Gin-Martini.
$29.95
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This Medium-Dry Vermouth is made with a base of Ugni Blanc wine, flavoured with 33 different herbs and spices. Well balanced with bitter-sweet mid palate and aromatic citrus-like finish.
$29.95
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Made in the South of France, with a base wine made from local grape varieties Picpoul and Clairette, Noilly Prat is considered by many to be the only vermouth to mix into your martini.
$40.95
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Taylor’s 10 Year Old Tawny is a superb example of the aged tawny style. Mellow and elegant, combining delicate wood notes with rich aromas of mature fruit, it is bottled for immediate drinking.
$70.95
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In the 20 Year Old tawny, the fruit has mellowed further than in the 10 Year Old, and the spicy, nutty aromas of ageing are more powerful and intense.
$116.95
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Ruby Port is the most extensively produced type of port. After fermentation it is stored in tanks made of concrete or stainless steel to prevent oxidative aging, and preserve its rich claret colour.
$44.95
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Deep ruby colour. The elegant and stylish nose combines fresh, intense blackcurrant and cherry aromas with subtle notes of liquorice and spice. On the palate the rich and concentrated black fruit flavour is supported by firm but well integrated tannins. True to the Taylor’s style the wine shows great balance and finesse.
$55.95
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Juicy as hell with no brandy burn like some of its lesser quality compatriates. A nice sipper best tried with chocolate mousse with summer berries in the mix.
$25.95
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Deep toffee with golden hues. Complex mocha and aged rancio notes on the nose. Luscious with complex nut and aged rancio flavours and firm drying finish.
$52.95
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Tawny Ports are wines made from grapes that are aged in wooden barrels, exposing them to gradual oxidation and evaporation. As a result, they gradually mellow to a golden brown colour
$44.95
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Reddish tawny colour, with ripe fruit aromas nicely balanced by hints of dried fruits, and on the palate slightly dry, elegant and smooth.
$44.95
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This fine mature tawny is made from the Barossa’s traditional tawny varieties, Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz, and has been blended to an average age of a 10-year-old wine.
$37.95
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Aged for 10 years and balancing the direct sweetness of a younger wine with some of the richer flavours that develop with age.
$72.95
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Carpano Antica Formula stands out from all the other vermouths thanks to its unique bouquet and its unmistakable vanilla notes.
$110.95
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This 'Semi Secco' is the Dry style of Marsala. This is a wonderful wine to use because of its musky, raisin-like, burnt-caramel character and suits rich, warming desserts. Also used in Italian cooking.
$29.95
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A four-year-old Port, with the structure and rich fruitiness of a new vintage, and made from ‘A’ grade grapes, the finest grapes grown in the Douro. Churchill's is the only company producing all its Ports solely from ‘A’ grapes.
$44.95
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A deep ruby colour. An aroma of good intensity and complexity with balsamic notes of resin and rock rose, floral notes of basil, splashes of red and black fruits, and spicy tones of black pepper. On the palate, this wine has good volume, a lively acidity and robust tannins, alongside prominent notes of red and black fruit, and black pepper. It has an incredibly balanced finish.
$61.95
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Lusciously ripe, vibrant fruit of youth and lovely tannins, which give it the slightly peppery spice on the tongue. But it also has the elegance of age: the softness and smoothness that can only be achieved by slow ageing in old oak barrels. That’s what puts the Special in Special Reserve.
$42.95
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Intense ruby red colour, brilliant and clean. Rich red fruit aromas with a touch of age create an elegant reflection of powerful flavours, the fruit and fire characteristic of young classic Porto balanced with the finesse of age.
$49.95
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A first class aperitif wine, a beautiful amber/honey colour, it shows excellent fruit on the palate, but at the same time has a long relatively dry finish.
$35.95
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Dow’s Fine White is made primarily at our Quinta do Sol winery. Only traditional white grape varieties from the Douro valley are used. Dow’s Fine White was 100% fermented off the skins and using temperature control so that fermentation takes place between 18-22ºc. Aged for an average of three years it is bottled when ready to drink and requires no further ageing.
$41.95
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Opaque purple colour with vibrant aromas of blackberry and dark cherry as well as hints of freshly picked mint. Full-bodied with brambly fruit flavours, this wine shows. Graham’s signature complexity and elegance in perfect balance.
$54.95
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Deep purple with ruby rim. Massive concentration of ripe, blackcurrant fruit with mint and chocolate hovering over and underlay of cherries and plums in youthful guise. Deep and full on the palate with great tannic structure and terrific length. Mouth warming and vibrantly youthful.
$49.95
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An aperitif with a delicious freshness and great aromatic finesse. Light aromas of berries, orange blossom and grapefruit.
$39.95
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Dark mahogany color with iodine reflections. Clean and intense, typical of the variety. Aromas of raisins and ripe fruits.
$49.95
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Amber color with greenish reflections, bright and luminous. Pungent, soft and attenuated, with hints of hazelnuts, nuts and wood.
$44.95
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