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Banyuls

France (Roussillon)


Made from Grenache


Vin doux naturel

Commandaria

Cyprus


Made from Xynisteri, Mavro

Madeira (sweeter styles)

Portugal


Made from Malvasia, Boal, Tinta Negro Mole


Exposed to heat during aging

Madeira (drier styles)

Portugal


Made from Sercial, Verdelho, Tinta Negra Mole


Exposed to heat during aging

Málaga

Spain


Made from Pedro Ximénez, Muscat

Marsala

Italy


Made from Grillo, Catarratto, Inzolia, and others

Maury

France (Roussillon)


Made from Grenache


Vin doux naturel

Mavrodaphne of Patras

Greece


Made from Mavrodaphne

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

France (Rhône Valley)


Made from Muscat


Vin doux naturel

Muscat de Rivesaltes

France (Roussillon)


Made from Muscat


Vin doux naturel

New World Port Style Wines

New World, especially CA and South Africa


No limitations on grapes; often Port grapes, Syrah, or Zinfandel

Port

Portugal


Primarily made from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, and Tinto Cão; other grapes may also be used

Rasteau

France


Made from Grenache

Rutherglen

Australia


Made from Muscat


Exposed to heat during aging

Setúbal

Portugal


Made from Muscat

Pineau de Charentes AOC

France (Cognac)


Made from Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche, Colombard, as well as other grapes (including red grapes - both reds and rosés are made)


Fortified with Cognac


Mistelle

Floc de Gascogne AOC

France (Armagnac)


Made from mostly Colombard, Gros Manseng, and Ugni Blanc - mostly white, a very small amount of rosé


Mistelle

Mistelle/mistela/vino licor/sifone

A fortified wine fortified either before fermentation or right after it starts to ferment



mistelle - France


mistel - Spain (fortified before fermentation)


vino licor - Spain (fortified shortly after fermentation starts)


sifone - Italy

Running the Scales

The topping off that is done from criadera to criadera when using the solera system

Oloroso sherries

Less delicate than fino


Higher alcohol and acid levels


Deeper color


Fuller bodied


Oxidative aging


No flor aging used


17%-24% alcohol

Fino sherries

Best quality base wine used


Paler


Lighter bodied


Lower acid levels, lower alcohol than Oloroso Sherry


Higher amounts of acetaldehyde/lower acetic acid


Biological aging (using flor yeast)


No higher than 15.5% alochol

Mutage

Adding alcohol before or while it is still fermenting and while it still has a signifigant amount of sugar in it