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
A Drink and a Quick Decision described the song "Joker and Clown" as "one of 2007's best ballads." As listed on the album's sleeve, "Joker and Clown" is dedicated to Andrew Baty (1970-2007), a friend who died while the duo was recording the new album. The title of the album is a lyric taken from the hit song "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates. "Cut by the Brakes" contains a sample of "Mit Dir" by Robert Görl. "Going to Switch the Lights On" is based around a sample of the title track of The J. Geils Band album Monkey Island. A Drink and a Quick Decision