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Are you a fan of Sherry wine? Do you know how many different types of Sherry there are? Or what it means to be a fortified wine? When a wine is fortified all it means is that alcohol spirits are added to the juice during or after fermentation to stop sugars from being converted to more alcohol. In the process of making Sherry, grape spirits are added while fermentation is happening. After this process the Sherry is divided into two categories, Fino Sherry and Oloroso Sherry and from there they are divided into more types of Sherry. Continue reading →