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Fortified

Fortifying a wine with alcohol before, during or after fermentation provides bacterial stability to a wine or aromatized wine, allowing the winemaker to conduct the rest of the production process without the wine spoiling. Fortifying a wine does not aid in aromatic stability, however, so a fortified wine does not of its own nature have a longer shelf life after opening.