Madeira is classified by sweetness and how old the finished blend is. The earliest year in the blend determines how old the bottle is considered, though components of the blend might be much older.
Madeira is a fortified wine made in the Madeira Islands of Portugal, which is prized equally for drinking and cooking; the latter use including the dessert plum in Madeira.
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madeira: A long lived fortified wine originating from the island of Madeira. Its four styles are named after the principal grape variety from which the wine is made. These also correspond to different styles.
Madeira (muh-deh'-rah)
A Portugese island in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Morocco. The fortified wines from this region are unique in that they are purposefully baked and oxidized, prior to bottling.
Madeira: A fortified wine that has been made on a Portuguese island off the coast of Morocco since the 15th century.
Maderized: Stemming from the word Madeira, this term means oxidization in a hot environment.
Madeira
Wine production of this fascinating island of the Atlantic ocean is uniquely oriented to its prestigious and famous fortified wine.
Madeira. A fortified wine from the island of Madeira which belongs to Portugal but is located off the west African coast.
Madeira
Madeira is a dessert wine, much like sherry, which comes from the Portuguese island of the same name.
Madeira
exotic group of islands soaring out of Atlantic, also name of the fortified wine made there
Maderized
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Madeira: A process in which white wines become flat and dark due to excessive aging or poor storage. The term is derived from Madeira wine which is dark.
Madeira: Portuguese island in the Atlantic from which come rich, sherry-like dessert wines. These are long lasting wines and it is not unusual to find Madeira wines from vintages in the late 1800s that remain in great condition today.
The island of Madeira is a small outpost of Portugal off the west coast of Africa, which produces a fortified wine based on the Sercial, Verdelho, Bual and Malmsey grapes.
Madeira - (Mah-DER-ah)
Portuguese island in the Atlantic off the North African coast, producing an unusual fortified wine of the same name. Very popular in the U.S.
Madeira, warm and luscious in both its dry and sweet variations, makes an excellent wine for winter and the holiday season. This modest but delicious item from the respected Broadbent firm is an excellent choice for December sipping.
TINTA MADEIRA: Australian alias name for home growths of the Tinta Negramole variety associated with the island of Madeira and regarded as the premier grape used in the production of fine Madeira fortified wines.
The heating of the wine is an essential part in the development of the character and flavour of Madeira wine. extra-secA Champagne style that is extra dry, but sweeter than Brut.
The rich, slightly burnt and fudge-like smell and taste of wines such as Madeira.
Clean. Devoid of defects; free of any anomaly or foreign taste.
Closed. Not revealing its character. Many fine wines go through a closed period in youth.
The caramel odor in sweet wines, such as Madeira, that have been heated at high temperatures. These wines often have a warm, earthy aroma. Also wines from over-ripe grapes
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It is said of a white wine which, into growing old, takes a ambrée color and a taste pointing out in a certain way that of Madeira.
MAGNUM
Bottle corresponding to two ordinary bottles.
MAIGRE (THIN)
It says itself of a tannic wine and without body.
Madeirized A wine showing Madeira-like flavour, generally evidence of oxidation. Sometimes used to describe white wine that has been kept long past its prime. Magnum A bottle holding 1.5 litres, the equivalent of two regular wine bottles.
A bottle of Malmsey MadeiraIn the past, the names "Malvasia" and "Malmsey" have been used interchangeably.
Malmsey, the sweetest and richest version of Madeira which is made from Malvasia (known on the Island of Madeira as Malmsey). Malvasia, an ancient grape varietal thought to have come from the area around the Aegean.
It is also known as maderized wine, from Madeira wine, which is intentionally oxidized. Oxidation can occur throughout the winemaking process, and even after the wine has been bottled.
A room for storing Madeira casks equipped with pipes, bringing in hot air.
There are five common types of fortified wines: sherry, port, marsala, vin santo, & madeira. 'Fortified' means additional alcohol has been added to the base wine, so that alcoholic content is increased to between 16 - 24%.
The great fortified wines of the world include Sherry, Port, and Madeira. The wines are high in alcohol and residual sugar levels range from bone dry to very sweet.', '', 300)"; onMouseout="hideddrivetip()"
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Verdelho is thought to have originated in Sicily and been introduced into Madeira possibly in the fifteenth century.
It is one of the grapes long used in the making of Madeira. There is also a purple variety, Verdelho Tinto, planted on that island. There is some speculation that the same variety is planted in the Douro Valley, where it is called Gouvieo.
Maderized: a term derived from "Madeira' a type of fortified wine from Portugal, produced by a combination of aging and heating. The color of a maderized white wine is yellow-brown to golden-brown, and it smells and tastes oxidized.
There is much more to wines than simply red or white; blushes, ice wines, sparkling wines, madeiras, ports, sherries, and then you get to the distillations of wines such as armagnac or brandy.
Also known as, Vidonia, Gouveio, Madeira.
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Lower Hunter, Australia
Fresh and tasty, with a rich, ripe nature and lively tinge of freshness.
The bill for a celebration party for the 55 drafters of the US Constitution was for 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 bottles of whiskey, 22 bottles of port, 8 bottles of hard cider, ...
Word normally used to describe a flavor perception found in tawny brown, wood-aged and heated fortified wines such as some "Madeira".
Flat, oxidized smell and taste reminiscent of Madeira. Term is applied to wines that have passed their prime and have acquired a brown tinge.
Mellow
Softened with proper age.
Concerns a wine who's taste reminds us of Madeira ; the wine, in this case, is oxidized and has a dark amber colour for white wines
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Nutty Describes the aroma and flavor frequently found in fortified wines such as Madeira and Sherry; the result of exotic fermentations or deliberate oxidation. Can be a negative character in wines not intended to be made in an oxidative style.
BOAL: Has alias name of Bual and, under this name, the grapes are mostly used in the production of medium rich fortified wines that come from the island of Madeira.
What varieties can you use to make Madeira?
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Verdelho
Portuguese grape variety, originally from Madeira but now becoming popular in the Hunter Valley of Australia, where it produces fresh lemon and melon flavoured dry white wines.
Vieilles vignes
French term for *old vines.
A thick, intensely-flavored, glossy brown sauce that is made by thickening a rich veal stock, enriching it with diced vegetables, tomato paste and Madeira or sherry, then reducing it until concentrated.
Maderised
A fault whereby the wine has OXIDISED and over-heated giving it a brown colour and burnt, stale taste. Not a fault in Madeira wine, which deliberately goes through a heating process to caramelise the wine.
Nutty
Bouquet that develops in aged white wines and in fortified wines such as sherry or Madeira.
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MADERIZED Distinctive brown colour in wine due usually to period of air exposure. Regarded as synonym for "oxidized". Originates from the taste/appearance of Madeira wines. "Sherrified" is commonly used synonym.
Wines served as digestifs are often sweeter and higher in alcohol content than the wines consumed with the meal. Examples include port, madeira and cream sherry. They are generally served at room temperature.
Produced primarily in the Hunter Valley and McLaren Vale regions of Australia, verdelho is a relatively obscure grape responsible for the unique wines of Madeira (which is fortified wine from an island of the same name located off the coast of ...
Used to produce dry and sweet white, and light red, wines with high alcohol content and residual sugar. Also widely grown in Portugal and the island of Madeira where the important wine-name Malmsey is an English word corruption of Malvasia.
Another alias name used for this variety is Boal/Bual in its incarnation as one of at least four varieties using the same name for use in fortified wines on the island of Madeira.
Examples include Madeira, Port, and Sherry. If the alcohol is added before fermentation completes, as with Port, the result is a sweet wine because some sugar will not ferment.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Sweet, White, Red
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