Madeira wine is beloved around the world and across the centuries; drank by George Washington and referenced by Shakespeare, its 600-year history is still going strong in the Madeira islands. When the ...

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It fueled the American Revolution. It fired up the drafters of the U.S. Constitution. And though it hails from Portugal, it was America’s first favorite wine. Madeira, a fortified wine, is inexorably ...

It wasn't until 1857 that Louis Pasteur put to rest the beliefs of alcoholic fermentation being attributed from divine intervention to spontaneous development. His knowledge of chemistry and ...

In the fortified wine realm, an oft-overlooked category in itself, Madeira is perhaps the most overlooked and misunderstood.

To answer the last question first: no. Port comes from the Douro region of Portugal, and Madeira is home to its own eponymous appellation of fortified wine. The where (and the what): Madeira is a ...

Obscure these days, Madeira once was the most popular wine in America. How did the tiny Portuguese archipelago of that name come to produce the most prestigious wines, then fall out of favor? Madeira ...

I’ve been told that George Washington drank a pint of Madeira every day. Throughout his lifetime, he ordered it by the pipe (a barrel containing roughly 126 gallons) to be shipped from Portugal to ...

Of great import: The little-known, perennially prettied Portuguese island of Madeira is becoming a must-see paradise. Faria Paulino Welcome to Madeira, the world’s sexiest potluck where you, too, can ...