Try a drop of port or sherry this Christmas By Richard at Great Grog Published: 12:15, 20 December 2020 Get the Inverness Courier sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Port and sherry are fortified wines â and well worth trying. I think Iâm going to have to drink more port and sherry this year than in previous years. Not necessarily because I want to, but because I feel obliged as they are such good sharing drinks and Iâm going to pretend to share⦠These higher strength wines are oft the tipple of this time of year for a few reasons. One clue being in the previous statement, that they are higher in alcohol.