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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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Book reviews
With the festive season rapidly bearing down on us, these three books celebrate the best (and worst) of the drinks...
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Amazing sherry bargains, lovely but unloved sweet wines and some enthralling ports, which should be served in glasses larger and...
Tasting articles
Three tastings of amazing wines designed to last more than a century. How come we don't value them more?
Jancis...
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Strong wines aplenty here – all deserving of your attention.
Julia writes The Big Fortified Tasting, or BFT, has become...
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How can madeira decisively move into the twenty-first century?
Two things puzzled me on our visit to Madeira in December...
Travel tips
A third account of a miraculous (in many senses) holiday over the turn of the year from Tam, pictured above...
Travel tips
Last week Tam introduced us to her snatched holiday on the Atlantic island of Madeira. Now she gets down to...
Travel tips
Between draconian travel restrictions, Tam managed to squeeze in a trip to Madeira over Christmas. This is the first of...
Wines of the week
From €7.16, $11.99, £10.45, CA$24.99 Find this wine It seems a little out-of-kilter to be recommending a rosé in the...
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My final set of hand-picked recommendations follows those for fizz, white wines and red wines. A version of this article...
Wines of the week
Madeira, the cure-all wine.
From £18.99, €24.70, 733 Ukrainian hryvnia (50 cl), CA$49.08, AU$57.25, 948 Czech koruna, $42.99, 5,115 Japanese...
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In praise of my desert island wine. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times, and tasting...
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A tasting of Blandy's latest senior releases reminded me of how good madeira can be. So here is a selection...
Book reviews
A final round-up: family drama, an academic approach to history, glorious Burgundian visuals, undervalued treasures and – well – you...
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Take advantage of some of the best deals around. A version of this article is published by the Financial Times...
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This year, according to local lore, it is 600 years since the island of Madeira was discovered, one year after...
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