What does it mean, to connote? Basically, you have a word and in addition to its primary meaning you add or suggest an associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression. A connotation can be both positive and negative.
Heat damaged wines are often called maderized. As a friend of Madeira wine, I really [...]
Madeira 2012; A Photographic Report – Part 4
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 [...]
Madeira is so much more than just a wine, sometimes you’re drinking history as well. The Historic Series Madeira from The Rare Wine Co. for instance, is not just a glass of Madeira, it is also an insight to America’s history and the important role Madeira had in the country. That calls for a revival of [...]
1979, 1980, 1981 Terrantez – that’s all folks!
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Madeira aged in a canteiro system is all about old casks. I mean really old! Beyond the angel’s shares due to the evaporation, the casks also might start leaking suddenly and thus in urgent need of being fixed. Entering the storage area is a just as cool experience for the nose as it is [...]
You know the phrase – ” A picture is worth a thousand words.” If I had to pick just one to describe the handcraft expressed in everything Artur and Edmundo stands for it would have to be this one!
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