Edward Vernon Harcourt: A sketch of Madeira 1851
The following text has been taken from Edward Vernon Harcourt’s “A sketch of Madeira”, published in 1851. The chapter V, titled “On the agriculture of Madeira” gives a precise overview of all the...
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Since the server for the MadeiraWineGuide website is located in the U.S. I always had a hard time to put new contents on this website. All the hassle of transfering pictures and text from Europe to...
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Thank god its autumn.
Summer is finally over, autumn is here and it is Madeira drinking time again! In my opinion rather heavy wines like Madeira do not drink so well when it is hot. So even when the weather is turning to...
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Hamburg IVBAM Madeira Tasting 2010
Arriving at Hamburg the weather was rainy, cold and rather windy – perfect conditions for the tasting of Madeira wines. On October the 27th, the IVBAM, represented by Joao Nunez and the Portuguese...
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Viala, Vermorel and the grapes of Madeira
In 1901 Pierre Viala and Victor Vermorel started their monumental task of collecting knowledge of all the grape varieties used for viticulture by man. It took the two and about 70 other colleagues...
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William Neyle Habersham and Madeira wine
In 1817 William Neyle Habersham was born into the Habersham family of Savannah, Georgia. Growing up in a wealthy and well-known family he was introduced to life’s finest things, especially Madeira wine...
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Creating your own Madeira blend
Ever since starting to collect Madeira wines I had dreamed about creating and maturing my own blend. The initial plans were to buy a small wooden cask, import about 100 liters of Madeira wine and...
View ArticleChange of Email Address!
Due to the shutdown of my isp, I had to change the email address for any correspondence concerning the MadeiraWineGuide! Please note that wopereutter@nwn.de is no longer working! The new address for...
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NYC Transcendental Terrantez Tasting 2012
Terrantez – it’s the name of a grape that provokes a lot of positive associations when heard by Madeira wine lovers. This grape is synonym for ethereal quality, unique aromas, longevity and especially...
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The 1795 Terrantez Vintages
There are at least six, probably seven known Terrantez wines from 1795. There is the 1795 Terrantez of Barbeito, the 1795 Terrantez of Companhia Vinicola da Madeira, the Terrantez of F. F. Ferraz...
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1795 Terrantez Twins?
Just like every other collector of Madeira wine I too have been watching the auction market over the last years. Besides the usual suspects sometimes you stumble across a unique bottle that provokes...
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The Munich Madeira Tasting 2012
The Münchener Weinkreis (Munich Wine Circle) is a group of wine aficionados who meet regularly for tastings of a certain wine region or a certain producer. Over the last two years Viola von Ciriacy,...
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A traveling Terrantez trio
This trio of bottles was acquired from a private source in Portugal. The owner told me that his uncle bought these bottles on the island of Madeira. The bottles were two almost identical ones printed...
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Ward McAllister: Society as I have found it, 1890
As the following lines from Wikipedia will show, Samuel Ward McAllister (1827 to 1895)was certainly in a position to know a lot about Madeira wine. So reading through his book “Society as I Have Found...
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Your Madeira Wine Library
When you start getting serious about collecting Madeira wine, of course you start collecting some books about Madeira wine as well. Besides a duo of absolute must-have basics, there are more books...
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