hist-brewing: Re: port

[Jeff Renner]

>I have a question.  I have never made port and I was asked about the making
>of this.  Of course, I am now interesting in the possibility of making a
>fortified wine.
>
>Any suggestions?

Port is made by fermenting red wine about halfway, then adding enough 
brandy (distilled wine, not aged, fancy stuff) to bring the alcohol 
to about 20% and stop fermentation.  It is then aged.  I imagine you 
could use inexpensive high proof vodka or Everclear.

It would be appropriate to use a big red wine type of grape.  I still 
have one bottle left of a half case of a really wonderful 1975 
California Zinfandel port.

Jeff
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