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Another possiblity is that Dorwinion wine might have been a fortified wine, like Maderia or Sack. A lot of fortified wines were long distance trade items, the extra alcohol tended to retard spoilage so they could stand long trips. the Higer alcohol content might have also increased thier attactiveness to the elves both for the potenially improved tase and the fact it got you intoxicated quicker. Somwhere in the canon ther is mention of cordials, so distillation must have been known by some in ME, the Dorwinians might have been one of them.
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