Flavored fortified wine
category of alcoholic beverages
Flavored fortified wine or tonic wine is inexpensive fortified wine that typically has an alcohol content between 13% and 20% alcohol by volume (ABV). They are made from various fruits (including grapes and citrus fruits) with added sugar, artificial flavor, and artificial color. These wines are referred to by a number of slang terms, including sneaky Pete, bum wine, brown-bag vino, ghetto wine, and rotgut.
Brands
Bormotukha (Russian: бормотуха) was a colloquial name for cheap fortified wines, named 'port wines' or 'vermouths', that were produced in the Soviet Union. One brand, Solntsedar (Russian: Солнцедар), was named after a town on the Black Sea where it was produced. It was infamous for many severe cases of alcohol poisoning and for inducing vomiting. Bormotukha production ended during Mikhail Gorbachev’s anti-alcohol campaign
Buckfast Tonic Wine is a tonic wine with added alcohol, caffeine, and sugar, produced under license from Buckfast Abbey, a Roman Catholic monastery located in Devon, England. Critics have blamed it for causing social problems.
MD 20/20 (often called by its nickname "Mad Dog") is an American fortified wine. The MD stands for its producer, Mogen David.
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