jerepigo
/ˌdʒɛrɪˈpiːɡəʊ
/noun [mass noun] South African
A heavy, sweet fortified dessert wine.Conlyn lets you in on ‘what really happens at a Karoo cattle auction when everyone buys jerepigo in support of church coffers.’...
- For today's recipe we will be using jerepigo, but you can really use any of the other local sweet wines.
Origin
Alteration of geropiga (from Portuguese, jeropiga), a grape juice mixture added during the port-making process.