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geropiga
[zhih-roo-PEE-guh]

Partially fermented grape syrup made by stopping FERMENTATION of grape MUST while it still retains most of the sugar content. It's used in Portugal to sweeten PORT wines during the blending process. It is sometimes spelled jeropiga.
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