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Port wine

Port wine is a fortified sweet wine from Portugal used for drinking, sauces, marinades, and desserts.

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About Port wine

Port wine is a fortified sweet wine associated with Portugal’s Douro wine region and the city of Porto. It is used for drinking and in cooking to deglaze pans or flavour sauces, gravies, marinades, fruit preparations, and desserts.

Its flavour varies by style, from fresh, dark-fruited, and richly sweet to nutty, oxidative, and dried-fruit-like in aged tawny styles. Fermentation is stopped by adding grape spirit, leaving a sweet alcoholic wine.

Port wine may be ruby-red, tawny-brown, white, or rosé, depending on style and ageing, and is sold in bottles. Cooking may use a splash, a reduction, or port combined with other liquids; heating and reduction change its body and intensity.

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Port wine

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Port wine nutrition & diet

Port wine nutritional value

Reference: Wine, fortified, port

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
143.4kcal
Protein
0.2g
Carbs
12.4g
Fat
0.0g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F009566. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Specify the exact port style and whether the serving is consumed as a beverage or used in cooking, where evaporation and reduction alter the final preparation. References should distinguish port from non-fortified wine, port-flavored products, syrups, and sauces containing added sweeteners or other ingredients.

Compare the right form: Match to the stated port wine style and use, distinguishing poured beverage, reduced cooking wine, sauce, or dessert product with additions.

Diet considerations

Port wine is plant-derived from grapes but contains alcohol unless the product is specifically alcohol-free. Compatibility changes with dairy, eggs, gelatin, animal fats, or cereal ingredients in sauces and desserts. Beverage and reduced-sauce portions differ, and carbohydrate patterns depend on style, added sweeteners, and recipe concentration.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies an alcoholic ingredient. Check the actual formulation and preparation against your halal requirements.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Wine, fortified, port ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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