tawny port
tawny port — 名詞
1. the general category of sweet, reddish-brown fortified wine from Portugal — the
茶色波特
一種呈紅褐色的葡萄牙甜葡萄酒
the general category of sweet, reddish-brown fortified wine from Portugal — the broad style that includes both wood-aged blended tawnies and lighter-bodied tawnies as sub-types
Mei ordered a glass of tawny port to pair with aged cheeses on her plate.
Mei 點了一杯茶色波特酒來搭配盤中的熟成起司。
collocation: glass of tawny port
Kian's hotel sommelier in Porto recommended a glass of tawny port with pastéis de nata.
Kian 在波多的旅館裡，侍酒師推薦了一杯茶色波特酒搭配葡萄牙蛋塔。
collocation: glass of tawny port with food
Ravindra's grandmother always brought out a bottle of tawny port for the Christmas dessert.
Ravindra 的祖母總是在聖誕甜點時拿出一瓶茶色波特酒。
Jisoo's uncle brought out a bottle of tawny port after dinner to celebrate his promotion.
Jisoo 的叔叔在晚餐後拿出一瓶茶色波特酒，慶祝他升遷。
- port wine
broader category; tawny port is one style within port wine
文法句型
tawny port as [adjective] + noun
用法筆記
Tawny port is usually uncountable when referring to the drink in general ('a glass of tawny port'). It becomes countable only when referring to specific types or bottles ('several fine tawny ports from the Douro Valley').
常見錯誤
2. a specific style produced by blending wines from multiple harvest years and agei
陳年茶色波特
混合多個年份後在木桶中陳釀的波特酒風格
a specific style produced by blending wines from multiple harvest years and ageing the mixture in wooden casks, which develops a brownish colour and nutty flavour — distinct from younger tawnies that undergo little or no wood ageing
Hannah learned that a ten-year-old tawny port is a blend of several vintages aged together in oak.
Hannah 學到，一瓶十年陳釀的茶色波特酒是多個年份的混合酒液在橡木桶中共同陳年的成果。
average age labelling: 10-year, 20-year, 30-year
Tuan, the head winemaker, tasted each oak barrel before blending a new batch of ten-year-old tawny port.
Tuan 是首席釀酒師，他在調配新一批十年陳釀茶色波特酒之前，逐一品嚐了每個橡木桶的酒液。
Yara learned on a Douro winery tour that tawny port ages in oak, not concrete like ruby port.
Yara 在斗羅河谷酒莊參觀時學到，茶色波特酒在橡木桶中陳年，而不是像寶石紅波特酒那樣放在水泥槽裡。
Iris chose a twenty-year-old tawny port because its nutty flavour complements the chocolate dessert.
Iris 選了一瓶二十年陳釀的茶色波特酒，因為堅果般的風味和巧克力甜點很搭。
Feng held his glass to the light and admired the tawny port's amber colour from oak ageing.
Feng 把酒杯舉到燈光下，欣賞這款茶色波特酒經橡木桶陳年後的琥珀色。
- ruby port
ruby port is aged in tanks, not oak casks, and retains a darker colour and fruitier taste
- vintage port
vintage port comes from a single year and ages in the bottle, not in wood
文法句型
[number]-year-old tawny port
tawny port + [age] + label
用法筆記
The age on a tawny port label (e.g. '10 Years Old') refers to the average age of the blended wines, not a single vintage. This distinguishes it from vintage port, which comes from one harvest year.
常見錯誤
3. a style of tawny port that is lighter in taste and paler in colour than most por
淡體波特
顏色和酒體均較標準波特酒更淡的風格
a style of tawny port that is lighter in taste and paler in colour than most ports, made from grapes that give less colour and aged in wooden casks for only a short time
At the wine bar, Dewi sipped a fine tawny port and found it lighter than ruby port.
在葡萄酒吧，Dewi 淺嚐了一口優質淡體波特酒，覺得比寶石紅波特酒更輕柔。
Adaeze preferred tawny port on hot summer evenings because it feels lighter on the palate.
Adaeze 喜歡在炎熱的夏夜喝淡體波特酒，因為喝起來感覺比較清爽。
lighter style suitable for warm weather
At the wine shop, Camila learned the pale amber colour comes from grapes with lighter skins.
在葡萄酒專賣店，Camila 聽店員說這款酒淺琥珀色是因為用了顏色較淺的葡萄。
Mateo served chilled tawny port with sliced peaches — a refreshing summer dessert drink.
Mateo 把冰鎮的淡體波特酒配上切片水蜜桃，做成一道清爽的夏季甜點。
- ruby port
ruby port is deep red, full-bodied, and fruit-forward compared to the lighter tawny style
文法句型
tawny port as [comparative] + than
用法筆記
This sense emphasises the lighter body and colour as a deliberate style choice, distinct from the general category of tawny port (sense 1) or the wood-aged production method (sense 2). Lighter tawny ports are sometimes sold as 'fine tawny' or 'standard tawny'.