zwartwijn
Zwartwijn is a Dutch compound word meaning "black wine" (zwart = black, wijn = wine). It is not a formally recognized wine category under European or Dutch wine law, but the term appears in colloquial, literary and commercial contexts to describe wines or wine-like beverages with very dark color, intense flavor or fortified character.
In common usage zwartwijn can refer loosely to deep-hued red wines, ports, sherries or other fortified and
Etymology and usage are straightforward: a descriptive compound formed from Dutch zwart and wijn. Because it