Which beverage has a higher concentration of absolute alcohol than regular wine but lower than distilled spirits?

• A. Fortified wine (such as sherry)
• B. Beer
• C. Watered-down wine
• D. Kombucha

Answer: (A)

Understanding how alcohol content varies among beverages is key. Regular wine is typically about 12–15% ABV. Fortified wines, such as sherry, have a distilled spirit added during production, which raises their ABV to roughly 15–23% depending on the style. Distilled spirits themselves are usually around 40% ABV or higher. Beer runs about 4–6% ABV, watered-down wine would be lower than regular wine, and kombucha generally contains only trace amounts of alcohol. So fortified wine sits between regular wine and distilled spirits in alcohol content, making it the beverage that matches the described criterion.