The Madeira Wine Assortment – Overwhelming Or Admirable?
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 [...]
You know, I do drink Madeira wine that doesn’t cost a fortune. Not only because my wallet doesn’t allow the extravaganza but also to never loose perspective. One who only drinks the best will never have anything to compare with – and consequently – won’t fully appreciate the greatness of a vintage Madeira.
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-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 [...]
Greppet är nytt, helt nytt. Att blanda ädla druvsorter. Samtidigt som det är innovativt av Madeira Wine Company är det också ett nödvändigt drag för att attrahera nya potentiella konsumenter, särskilt efter att den största kassakon slutligen försvann 2001.
Nämnda år upphörde nämligen bulkförsäljningen av Madeira, även om det må [...]
Jag tror jag skämt bort mig själv på sistone. Genomsnittsåldern på vinerna som skänkts har nuddat vid sekelskiftesålder och det är dags att åter landa i vardagen! Vad är då bättre än ett glas av Cossart Gordon’s femåriga Sercial?
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