Over the years I’ve conducted a lot of tastings. Those I most clearly remember are not the ones involving the great names and vintages, but the occasions where the participants has left the tasting in a vision like mode. When Madeira’s been the topic – which is the main wine tasting I try to sell [...]
3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years old. Occasionally you will also bump into the 30 and 40 years old blends – the latter being the oldest stated blend allowed in the Madeira wine regulation. But are they all needed; is there a demand for the different ages or are the Madeira producers just making [...]
Most Madeira wines sold are three years old. Nothing spectacular in that. It’s the same in basically all wine regions. But when people upgrade, to a ten years old for example, then they notice the huge difference in quality and tasting experience. For me, the decade old Madeiras are a must at home. Here’s to [...]
It’s been eighteen months now. 18 months! That’s simply too long. I’m going back. Now. Well ok, in two weeks time….
Madeira’s my vinous Xanadu. An island I keep returning to. Great wines, great people and awesome sceneries. The question is if the next trip though, ever will find its counterpart? I’m invited to take [...]
Lack of inspiration or motivation you might think. After all, how much can one write about Madeira wine on a regular basis? But no, there’s nothing wrong with my passion and love when it comes to the wines from my beloved Madeira! I could write plenty if only time was on my side…
Broadbent Madeira – 10 YO Malmsey
Finally! At last I got to taste the Broadbent 10 years old Malmsey – a wine which seems to be highly praised amongst those residing on the other side of the Atlantic. The bottling isn’t as available in Europe but thanks to BBR I can now join the praising [...]
How often haven’t you noticed that the wine you had on your vacation tasted much better than the ones you carried with you home? Sure, we have to add the vacation factor which seems to blur our minds but still; local cuisine, weather and humidity to mention a few elements, do play a major part [...]
Vinhos Barbeito: A grande finale
-There are more modern instruments, but we like this old one, Americo says when explaining for me how they measure the alcohol content in the wines.
We’re standing in the laboratory of Vinhos Barbeito together with Americo Pereira who’s guiding us around in the top modern facilities of the [...]
Efter mjöldagg och Phylloxera-angrepp var inte bara produktionen i fara – även kvaliteten dalade då allt för många odlare på ön föredrog de amerikanska importerna såsom Isabella framför Vitis Vinifera. Importen av amerikanska rankor var subventionerad från statens sida men istället för att ympa Isabellas rotsystem på en Vinifera planterade man rankorna direkt då [...]
Cossart Gordon hör under Madeira Wine Company, precis som Blandy’s, Leacock och Miles. MWC ägs idag av Blandy’s och Symington (portvinsproducent) och jag kommer leverera en artikel om dem inom kort då de är den största producenten på ön och har spelat en oerhört [...]
Barbeito, en ganska ung vinfirma på Madeira, startades 1946 av Mário Barbeito med ambitionen att framställa mindre mängder av stora viner. Låter ju fint men idag är det andra bullar som gäller; firman är numera nämligen en av de största producenterna på ön. Man äger inga egna vinmarker utan har kontrakterat odlare i [...]
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