First marsala

[Scheiny S]

last month i picked up a bottle of Florio sweet marsala. i want to try making chicken marsala for the first time and that was the only one in the liquor store.
how long will the marsala be good after i open it? i can't seem to find that kind of information via Google.
thanks!

[Roy Hersh]

Stored in a cool, dark place ... (if you are only cooking with it, then in the refrigerator) a couple of months for sure.

[Scheiny S]

if it's any good i'm sure i won't only be cooking with it. thanks!

[Moses Botbol]

Haven't been able to find a "fine Marsala". Florio is as fancy as I can find at the store.

How good can Marsala taste? Any try one that was aged or something beyond the norm?

[Scheiny S]

I've found Marsala Superior. It's definitely better than Fine.

[Moses Botbol]

These Marsala's are top notch. Not so much for cooking. Similar tasting to Madeira. Very high quality, but hard to find. Was able to buy a few bottles several years ago when Martignetti's closed their retail operations.

https://www.marcodebartoli.com/en/wines/

[Andreas Platt]

de Bartolis are great...in a league with good Madeiras.

Bukkaram from Pantellaria is our favourite sweet dessert...not necessarily sweet wine...

https://www.marcodebartoli.com/en/wines ... lla-vigna/

[Lindsay E.]

de Bartolis are great...in a league with good Madeiras.

Bukkaram from Pantellaria is our favourite sweet dessert...not necessarily sweet wine...

https://www.marcodebartoli.com/en/wines ... lla-vigna/

I second Andreas' comment. I've had some old bottles de Bartoli Vecchio Samperi Marsala (bottles that had been cellared in the US for 20+ years) and thought, this tastes like of 120 year old Madeira. Lots of the bitter, nutty, dusty, old flavors. Didn't smell as good as a similarly aged Madeira though. But, for $80 you could buy a bottle of this now, open it after cellaring it for 20 years, and then imagine you are drinking really old Madeira and you might find it enjoyable.