Port wine is a full-bodied wine made from grapes grown in the Douro Valley in Northern Portugal. Generally, port is a sweeter than a red wine, but can also have dry, semi-dry, white, and rosé varieties. Also, port wine is fortified, meaning an spirit with a higher alcohol by volume content (ABV), usually brandy, is added, raising the ABV of that expression of port wine. Port is considered a dessert wine, to be drunk after a meal like brandy or sherry.