Bastardo and Moscatel – The Tasting
After five years of concentrating on one Madeira grape at a time: Terrantez, Verdelho, Bual, Malvasia and Sercial respectively, it was time for a change of pace. To put it in perspective, all of the [...]
Sensational Sercial – Pre-Phylloxera 1875 – 1800
The late ripening Sercial grape is unquestionably the driest (up to 1.5% RS) and often the most crisp style of Madeira, with lemon, grapefruit and nutty nuances along with mineral characteristics. Madeira’s Sercial grape is noted for [...]
The Majesty of Malvasia
This was our 4th consecutive year of exploring the various cultivars of Madeira. Having previously surveyed Terrantez, Verdelho and Boal grapes, the natural progression from dry to sweet, led us to the marvelous Malvasia grape. [...]
The Beauty of Boal
Bual or Boal as the Portuguese spell it, is a white grape that immediately appeals to those who enjoy Madeira as it provides ethereal aromatics and perfect balance between medium-sweet torrefacted flavors and crisp acidity [...]
The Transcendental Terrantez Tasting
Roy Hersh and Mannie Berk of The Rare Wine Co. collaborated to create an historic tasting of Terrantez Madeiras. Mannie and Peter Reutter of The Madeira Wine Guide contribute their specialist perspectives to this report on 18 wines with a combined age of 3,220 years.
