The Wine Enthusiast

brewing your own wine? when do you add the brandy when making port wine?

i’m buying the port wine kit. i know that port has brandy in it but the kit doesn’t have anything about it. i’m just wondering when do i add the brandy to the brewing process? and what kind of brandy should i add?

Between fermentation and aging. When a wine is fortified, the brandy kills off all the remaining yeasts, bringing fermentation to an immediate halt. Therefore, the later the brandy is added, the drier the result.

Port Wine on History Channel