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 ...
The acidity in this fortified wine counteracts the sweetness. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food ...
It fueled the American Revolution. It fired up the drafters of the U.S. Constitution. And though it hails from Portugal, it was America’s first favorite wine. Madeira, a fortified wine, is inexorably ...
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, ...