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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Madeira Promotion Bureau plans to prolong the summer festivities as it gears up for the iconic Madeira Wine Festival, due to take place this year between 25th August and 15th September. A highly ...

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 ...

Dennis Fraley lives in Florence, and works as a certified registered nurse anesthetist by day and wine and spirits expert by night. Through the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, he completed the WSET ...