Across all styles, Madeira shares a recognizable profile shaped by heat and oxidation: flavors often lean toward toasted nuts ...

My first taste of Madeira was a Sercial style, estimated to have come from the early 1800s. It was sweet and sour with a distinct nuttiness, layered with a saturated flavor of apricot jam and just a ...

IS IT LIKE PORT? That’s the first question most wine drinkers ask when contemplating a glass of Madeira, according to Michael Scaffidi, wine director of Union Square Cafe in New York. His answer?

Madeira, a robust and flavorful fortified wine, is famously long-lasting—but what else do you need to know about this Portoguese libation? Madeira is a Portuguese fortified wine. It’s made on the ...

Madeira wine is beloved around the world and across the centuries; drank by George Washington and referenced by Shakespeare, its 600-year history is still going strong in the Madeira islands. When the ...

Madeira, the island, is reminiscent of a Hawaiian island at a glance, with its lush environs, jagged oceanfront cliffs, volcanic sand beaches, and subtropical climate. Madeira, the fortified wine, ...

I’ve been told that George Washington drank a pint of Madeira every day. Throughout his lifetime, he ordered it by the pipe (a barrel containing roughly 126 gallons) to be shipped from Portugal to ...