The acidity in this fortified wine counteracts the sweetness. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food ...

But how long will Madeira, one of the great fortified wines, survive tourist development on this extraordinary Atlantic ...

My first taste of Madeira was a Sercial style, estimated to have come from the early 1800s. It was sweet and sour with a distinct nuttiness, layered with a saturated flavor of apricot jam and just a ...

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

I felt the winter cold coming on last week, and so I stocked up my cellar with some nice fortified wines. Then it suddenly turned to spring, and I broke out the Pinot Grigio. My wine choices are ...

A New Jersey museum unearthed dozens lost wines that date back to just after the American Revolution — including the largest known collection of Madeira in the country, according to a report. Staff at ...

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 ...

Scott Ota, certified sommelier and manager at Austin’s Arro Restaurant. Ota was also recently named Texas’ Best Sommelier 2013 at the Texas Sommelier Conference. Madeira is a classic fortified dessert ...

Madeira wine from 1796 was found in the wine cellar of now Liberty Hall Museum. — -- Benjamin Franklin once said, "Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more ...

Learn about Madeira, the fortified wine from the island of Madeira in Portugal at a walk-around tasting. Talk to five Madeira producers about the wine that can range from dry to sweet and can be ...