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Madeira – the great survivor
But how long will Madeira, one of the great fortified wines, survive tourist development on this extraordinary Atlantic island? A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 10 January 2026
• 1 min read
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Madeiras ancient and modern
Wines from this extraordinary Portuguese island in the middle of the Atlantic, varying from five to 155 years old. The image above, of terraced vineyards in São Vicente, in the...
Jancis Robinson
Friday 9 January 2026
• 3 min read
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Portuguese collection late 2025 – red and fortified
Julia Harding MW
Wednesday 17 December 2025
• 24 min read
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Go on, spoil yourself! A version of this article is published by the Financial Times . Above, my glasses being...
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Sherry, port and Madeira in profusion. This is surely the time of year when you can allow yourself to take...
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Two fabulous weekends, and a lot of tasting. The Tuscan weekend is exemplified by the outdoor Sunday lunch pictured above...
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Three 20-point wines are among these 29 exciting finds. Also included, the 2022 Ridge Monte Bello, from the vineyard pictured...
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Don't pour that ancient bottle of wine down the sink! Some of the corks from an evening described below that...
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When else are you going to drink them? Above, the sort of place (in this case the Sanchez Romate bodega)...
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The wines, and other drinks, that brought our critics the most joy, hope, solace and reassurance this year.
Sometimes a...
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Thoroughly modern Madeira (at least in branding) is among this month's eclectic Singapore selection. October was full of lessons learned...
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Part 2 of my report from Porto on an exciting tasting of wines made by winegrowers with strong convictions, most...
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A celebration of two decades of Anglo-Portuguese co-operation and restless innovation. Most wine producers make more or less the same...
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An incredible buy from this volcanic Portuguese island, ready for dinner any night of the week, from €10.80 or £16...
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A campaign launched to free Madeira from its before- and after-dinner status and put it straight on the dinner table...
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An exceptionally beautiful, enjoyable and informative guide to the wines of this dramatic Portuguese archipelago.
Madeira Wine Today
Jeroen Bronkhorst...
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15 December 2022 We're republishing this just for fun, with a few updates, and would welcome any further suggestions via...
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Please, please buy at least one of these strong recommendations. See my similar selections of fizz, whites and reds. A...
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I can't help believing that, in more ways than one, madeira at the quality end of the scale is nothing...
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