MD 20/20

{{Short description|Fortified wine brand}} {{Infobox drink | name = MD 20/20 | image = File:MD 2020.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | type = Flavored fortified wine | abv = 13–18% | proof = 26-36 | manufacturer = Mogen David | distributor = Mogen David | origin = United States | introduced = | discontinued = | colour = | flavour = | ingredients = | variants = | related = | website =  | region = | module =  }}

'''MD 20/20''' is a discount flavored fortified wine produced by Mogen David. 20/20 originally referred to 20% ABV and a 20 oz bottle.<ref name="Veseth">{{cite book |last1=Veseth |first1=Mike |title=Extreme Wine: Searching the World for the Best, the Worst, the Outrageously Cheap, the Insanely Overpriced, and the Undiscovered |date=17 July 2013 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |isbn=978-1-4422-1924-3 |pages=19-20 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Extreme_Wine/kcodAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mogen&pg=PA19&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref> It is commonly referred to by the nickname "Mad Dog".<ref name="Myers">{{cite book |last1=Myers |first1=Peter L. |title=Alcohol |date=11 April 2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9780313372483 |page=5 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Alcohol/9OjEEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=MD+20/20+wine&pg=PA5&printsec=frontcover |access-date=5 September 2025}}</ref>

The wine is produced in a variety of flavors, sold in 750ml bottles, and alcohol content varies by flavor from 13% ABV to 18% ABV.<ref name="Judd">{{cite news |last1=Judd |first1=Rolland |title=How 'Mad Dog 20/20' Went From Kosher Wine To College Staple |url=https://www.foodie.com/1516514/mad-dog-2020-history-kosher-wine-to-college-staple/ |access-date=5 September 2025 |work=Foodie |date=17 February 2024}}</ref> Like competitors Thunderbird and Night Train Express, its sweet flavors, strength and low cost are often associated with alcoholism among the homeless and destitute<ref name="Veseth"/> but also make it popular with college students and other underage drinkers.<ref name="Judd"/>

Despite being made in the US, MD 20/20 enjoys a cult following in Scotland. In 2019, after a new flavor "Electric Melon" became available, patrons lined up around the block at shops to purchase the beverage; in some cases, the crowds were so large they blocked traffic.<ref name="Erskine">{{cite news |last1=Erskine |first1=Rosalind |title=Scots go wild for latest flavour of MD 2020 {{!}} Scotsman Food and Drink |url=https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/drink/scots-go-wild-for-latest-flavour-of-md-2020/ |access-date=5 September 2025 |work=The Scotsman Food & Drink |date=8 May 2019}}</ref>

== History == Mogen David originated to serve a niche market by supplying wine to observant Jews for religious holidays but needed to expand their market to remain in business.<ref name="Judd"/> The date MD 20/20 entered production is obscure, however by the 1970s it accounted for over 50% of Mogen David's sales.<ref name="Watson">{{cite news |last1=Watson |first1=Alex |title=Scotland may be keeping the spirit of Jewish-American tonic wine MD 20/20 alive |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/food-and-drink/3798210/scotland-jewish-american-tonic-wine-md-2020-mad-dog/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=fOyRZ8CGbhT05jTO8qMV8E840yFq.3MnnhxDlkNQUSo-1757089658-1.0.1.1-amP2t1j6StRVqA1HMBi67BC7fADhJ_fQXC0AcbfEq0M |access-date=5 September 2025 |work=Press and Journal |date=30 December 2021}}</ref>

==See also== * Fortified wine

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