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Madeira wine

fortified wine heated and oxidised, from dry Sercial to sweet Malmsey

Portugal Wine & spirit Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Barrels shipped through the tropics improved with heat, so producers copied the effect with estufagem; Madeira toasted the 1776 US Declaration of Independence.

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What is Madeira wine?

Madeira wine is a wine & spirit from Portugal: fortified wine heated and oxidised, from dry Sercial to sweet Malmsey. Barrels shipped through the tropics improved with heat, so producers copied the effect with estufagem; Madeira toasted the 1776 US Declaration of Independence.

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