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Madeira 2012; A Photographic Report – Part 4

On 30/10/2012 · Leave a Comment · In 1995, 2010, 2011, ABSL, Barbeito, Bastardo, Blandy's, Canteiro, Colheita, Cossart Gordon, Funchal, H.M. Borges, Leacock's, Madeira, Pereira d'Oliveira, Terrantez, Verdelho

Mad about Madeira continues promoting the island in a broader perspective. Here’s the last one of four photographic reports. If you like the content, I invite you to visit and like the site’s Facebook page as well. Again, it is great to have you here; thank YOU for following my attempts to put focus [...]

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Bastardo backup

On 11/08/2012 · 2 Comments · In 2007, Barbeito, Bastardo, Colheita, Madeira, Ricardo Diogo Freitas, Single Cask

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Bastardo – best grape name of them all?

On 31/10/2011 · Leave a Comment · In 1927, 1954, Barbeito, Bastardo, Blandy's, Madeira, Pereira d'Oliveira, Vintage

Madeira wine nuts need to stick together. Follow Mad about Madeira on Facebook! And while there, give my other wine site a like as well, Wine Virtuosity. I’m also on Twitter, like anyone else. Let’s tweet!

Bastard. No, no. Not you! Please, continue reading. I mean Trousseau; the grape variety. Also [...]

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Blandy’s; a bicentenary tasting celebrating 200 years anniversary

On 11/10/2011 · 4 Comments · In 1811, 1874, 1910, 1920, 1950, 1954, 1966, 1968, 1976, 1985, 1994, Bastardo, Blandy's, Boal, Colheita, Francisco Albuquerque, Funchal, Madeira, Malmsey, MWC, Old bottles, Sercial, Solera, Terrantez

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200 years. That’s impressive. Impressive for a family business. You see, family owned companies normally have a life cycle way below 200 years. Heck, even 20 or 30 years are impressive for a family run company. Not [...]

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The last Bastardo

On 01/04/2010 · Leave a Comment · In 1927, Adega do Torreão, Artur Barros Sousa, Bastardo, IVBAM, Partidista, Pereira d'Oliveira

Admit it – Bastardo sounds more interesting than Trousseau. Unfortunately the growers on the island of Madeira disagrees and today the grape is more or less extinct. You will find a plant at Rua dos Ferreiros 109 when you stand at the inner courtyard of the small family run firm of Artur [...]

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Varsågod – här är din inköpslista!

On 09/09/2009 · 12 Comments · In Artur Barros Sousa, Bastardo, Bual, Cossart Gordon, Malvasia, MWC, Pereira d'Oliveira, Terrantez, Veiga França, Verdelho, Vintage

Ingen mening tjata. Jag talar inför döva öron. Ska du ha en vettig Madeira får du ta hjälp av alla handlare på nätet runtom i Europa. Här finns en uppsjö välja bland och alla klassiska hus är representerade; även de som numer lagts i malpåse. I Sverige får vi nöja oss med ett [...]

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Adegas de Torreão – Terrantez

On 23/03/2009 · 1 Comment · In 1927, Adega do Torreão, Bastardo, Partidista, Terrantez

Adegas de Torreão. För initierade Madeirafantaster är namnet synonymt med den legendariska 1927 Bastardo. Producenten var en så kallad partidista – de köpte upp från små lokala producenter, säkrade kvaliteten och sålde vidare till de större husen. Men Adegas de Torreao buteljerade även under egen etikett om än ytterst sällan.

Just Bastardo [...]

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