I’m a great fan of old Madeira Soleras. They often possess an unbeatable elegance which of course compensates for less intensity and concentration found in the vintage wines. Elegance. I use this word a lot. I’m well aware of…
“Amber brown; bouquet like horses’ pee – fabulous!; full, rich, tangy.” April 1993 **** In princip, I find tasting notes quite boring. A wine is so much more than a stereotype note telling you how it smells and tastes. But…
Great to have you here! If you like what you read then why not take a look at Facebook as well? I’m there as me, myself and I. Sometimes I also tweet. Welcome! Just before leaving the tasting room,…
To follow Mad about Madeira check out the Follow Me tag in the right corner of the page. 200 years. That’s impressive. Impressive for a family business. You see, family owned companies normally have a life cycle way below…
It’s that time of the year again. On Friday it’s the 10th of December and Stockholm is all about the Nobel prize award. Stadshuset will be crammed with smart people, dignities and people who like to hang around with…
1898. Not only was it the starting year of a solera; George Gershwin was born the same fall. Others who saw daylight for the first time were the author C S Lewis, artist René Magritte and the Finnish designer Alvar…
Veiga França, Silva Vinhos and H.M. Borges. The Solera 1940 that once started at Veiga França have spent some time traveling between the lodges due to its owners ending up in bankruptcy. Therefore, it feels good it now has…
A few years ago I had the luck to purchase some discounted bottles of the Veiga França 1940 Reserva Solera, a producer not existing anymore. Veiga França went out of trade during the 1990’s I believe – and their…
A cascade of orange peel, sugar cane, nutmeg, vanilla and old casks fills the glass. It’s so complex and sublime you just want to sit there for an hour an savor the bouquet. – We bottled this in celebration…
H.M. Borges – ett aktat namn bland Madeira-anhängarna. Henrique Menezes Borges importerade livsmedel till ön och all vinst verksamheten genererade användes till inköp av äldre viner. När mängden inhandlat vin var modell större startade Borges 1877 sin partidista – att…
1913. Utan att bli alltför högtravande är det ändå svårt undgå skänka en tanke till vad som komma skulle i Europa. Några skott i Sarajevo skulle vända upp och ner på världsordningen. Kanske då bättre skänka en tanke till mer…
Vinet jag nu vill berätta om gör mig snudd på gråtfärdig! Dels för att det är ett så fantastiskt vin men också för att det representerar något som inte finns längre. Veiga França stängde för ett antal år sedan på…
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