Fortified wine da Fonseca, the founder of the oldest table wine company in Portugal dating back to 1834. Port wine (also known simply as Port) is a fortified wine from the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal. It is typically a sweet red wine, but also comes in dry, semi-dry and white varieties. Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of Jerez, Spain. The word "sherry" itself is an anglicisation of Jerez. In earlier times, sherry was known as "sack" (from the Spanish "saca", meaning "a removal from the solera"). In the
Flavored fortified wine MD 20/20, Night Train, Thunderbird, and Wild Irish Rose. The Liquor Control Board approved these restrictions on 30 August 2006. The cities of Tacoma, Washington and Spokane, Washington also followed suit in instituting "Alcohol Impact Areas" of their own following Seattle's example. Flavored fortified wines have appeared in numerous songs as well as other media forms. Flavored fortified wine inspired the Guns N' Roses song "Nightrain". ZZ Top (on "Fandango!"), Seasick Steve, (on "I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It Left"), and They Might Be Giants (on "The Spine") have all recorded songs titled "Thunderbird".