For our Madeira lovers: What bottle of Madeira are you planning to open for New Year's Eve?
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For our Madeira lovers: What bottle of Madeira are you planning to open for New Year's Eve?
I may go with Port this year, but may finish off with a Madeira at the end of the evening. What about you?
Ambition driven by passion, rather than money, is as strong an elixir as is Port. http://www.fortheloveofport.com
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Re: For our Madeira lovers: What bottle of Madeira are you planning to open for New Year's Eve?
Posted in the Port forum, but a 1903 D'Oliveira Bual.
Re: For our Madeira lovers: What bottle of Madeira are you planning to open for New Year's Eve?
Very nice, Eric. Love it in fact.
But one is the loneliest number. Nobody else opening a Madeira? Really!?!?!?![Pointless [dash1.gif]](./images/smilies/dash1.gif)
But one is the loneliest number. Nobody else opening a Madeira? Really!?!?!?
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Ambition driven by passion, rather than money, is as strong an elixir as is Port. http://www.fortheloveofport.com
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Re: For our Madeira lovers: What bottle of Madeira are you planning to open for New Year's Eve?
I will try a Madeira vs. Champage match-up:
three dry match-ups:
1993 de Venoge Vin de Princes vs. 1969 Miles Sercial
2002 Jean Milan Symphorine Grand Cru vs. 1963 Leacocks Sercial
1995 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon vs. Blandys 1940 Sercial
and an experimental "sweet" match-up:
Champagne Doyard La LIbertine vs. 1900 Manoel de Sousa Boal
I will post on the MWG next year
Happy New Year![Toast [cheers.gif]](./images/smilies/cheers.gif)
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three dry match-ups:
1993 de Venoge Vin de Princes vs. 1969 Miles Sercial
2002 Jean Milan Symphorine Grand Cru vs. 1963 Leacocks Sercial
1995 Moet & Chandon Dom Perignon vs. Blandys 1940 Sercial
and an experimental "sweet" match-up:
Champagne Doyard La LIbertine vs. 1900 Manoel de Sousa Boal
I will post on the MWG next year

Happy New Year
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*Wine makes poets of us all!* Hamilton in Silas Weir Mitchell's A Madeira Party.
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Re: For our Madeira lovers: What bottle of Madeira are you planning to open for New Year's Eve?
We opened:
RWC (Barbeito) Porto Moniz Malvasia
1954 Henriques & Henriques Malvasia
Fernandes Madeira Verdelho "More than 40 Years"
Ruth's favorite was the 1954 H&H. While I really enjoyed the H&H, my favorite was the Fernandes Bros Verdelho, as the flavors and acidity were more pronounced.
RWC (Barbeito) Porto Moniz Malvasia
1954 Henriques & Henriques Malvasia
Fernandes Madeira Verdelho "More than 40 Years"
Ruth's favorite was the 1954 H&H. While I really enjoyed the H&H, my favorite was the Fernandes Bros Verdelho, as the flavors and acidity were more pronounced.
Re: For our Madeira lovers: What bottle of Madeira are you planning to open for New Year's Eve?
Sandy,
I am a big fan of that bottling as you know ... one of the reasons why we continue to visit them, but that acidity is too much for some people. I'd love to buy a demijohn of that Verdelho!
I am a big fan of that bottling as you know ... one of the reasons why we continue to visit them, but that acidity is too much for some people. I'd love to buy a demijohn of that Verdelho!
Ambition driven by passion, rather than money, is as strong an elixir as is Port. http://www.fortheloveofport.com
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Not the whole cask?I'd love to buy a demijohn of that Verdelho!
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