WHAT DOES MADEIRA WINE TASTE LIKE?
Zapraszamy do zwiedzania Madery indywidualnie lub grupowo.
Wycieczki z przewodnikiem, zakwaterowania, transfery lotniskowe, wynajem aut i wiele innych atrakcji.
Istnieje również wielu sprzedawców detalicznych, którzy sprzedają wina maderskie, ale najlepiej jest odwiedzić specjalistę i skorzystać z przyjaznej i dobrze poinformowanej obsługi oraz degustacji. Dobrym przykładem sprzedawcy detalicznego jest Perola dos Vinhos również w Funchal, w pobliżu restauracji Salt Cellar na Rua da Alfandega 119. Sprzedawca ten specjalizuje się w winach maderskich marek Justino’s i Henriques, a także w szerokim wyborze win stołowych z Madery i win stołowych portugalskich. Podsumowując Wina Madery należą do jednych z najlepszych i najbardziej wyjątkowych i najprzyjemniejszych win na świecie, oferując wspaniały stosunek jakości do ceny. Mamy nadzieję, że będą Państwo mogli się cieszyć i degustować smakiem jednego lub kilku z najciekawszych win na świecie w najbardziej niezwykłym miejscu, jakim jest Madera, bowiem żadna wizyta na wyspie nie jest kompletna bez wizyty w jednej z sal degustacyjnych u lokalnych producentów, gdzie można liczyć na ciepłe przyjęcie oraz krótką poradę, spróbuj zanim kupisz.. i zdecydowanie jest to zalecane.
Verdelho
Verdelho is a white grape variety grown throughout Portugal, commonly associated with the island of Madeira, which also gives its name to one of the four main types of Madeira wine. At the end of the 20th century, it was one of the most widely grown varieties in Madeira and the Azores, and one of the most popular in Portugal. These grapes produce a fortified wine characterised by a high alcohol content, usually around 17%. They have a pleasant colour, somewhere between old gold and straw gold, with hints of green. It is a semi-dry wine with more fruity, fresh notes with a hint of caramel, typical of Madeira. According to regulations in force since 1993, any wine from Madeira labelled as 'Verdelho' must contain at least 85% of this varietal. The variety of Madeira wine known as Verdelho ranks between Bual and Sercial in style, being richer than Sercial but not as sweet as Bual.
Malmsey
the most famous and delicious sweet wine in the world, it has distinctive notes of dark fruit and molasses, as well as a delicate spicy note. Malmsey or Malvazia is the wine for which Madeira is best known and is a dark, rich sweet wine with a musky aroma in the nose. It is well balanced, with a smooth viscous texture and excellent acidity. This wine from some producers has coffee flavours, while other wines are more known for their dried fruits, especially sultanas. There are notes of honey in some of the wines, but as all the wines age, you can tell that the flavours become darker with dark chocolate, coffee, cinnamon and spice, and a stronger dried fruit note creeps into the wines. Malmsey is a robust wine to accompany any dessert and like most Madeira wines it is 18 to 19% ABV, rich, smooth and very gently warming and wonderful. The question is often asked, is this a dessert wine or a liqueur? Well, it seems to combine both categories.
Bual
is medium sweet and offers darker dried fruit and more caramel sweetness, without stickiness on the palate, but with a noble smoothness. Pure amber colour with golden highlights. A bouquet of dried fruit, vanilla and wood, with a soft, semi-sweet finish.
Sercial
Sercial (or Cerceal) is the name given to several grape varieties grown in Portugal, particularly in Madeira. One of the four noble varieties from which Madeira was traditionally made. It is also known as Escanoso, Esgana, Esgana, Esgana Deo and Esgana-Co. It probably comes from the banks of the Renurio Reno, or more precisely from Riesling (Germany), and is mainly produced in the areas of Seixal, Ribeira da Janela, Jardim da Serra, Faja da Ovelha, Ponta do Pargo and Arco de Sao Jorge. Its leaves are medium-sized, pentagonal, with five to seven lobes. The leaves are small (12-15 cm), compact and with an average weight of 140-200 grams, with a medium stem and strong lignification, the berries are small (0.9 grams). It is a dry wine, but not astringent like table wines, but mild, zesty and with a nutty note, making it an ideal aperitif.
Henriques & Henriques
have their wine cellars in the charming fishing village of Câmara de Lobos, although their production and bottling facilities are closer to Cabo Girão, the highest sea cliff in Europe. At the winery, you can even see whisky casks that have been shipped here to store Madeira wine for a few years before being sent back to Scotland to flavour the whisky.
Blandy's
It is one of Madeira's largest wine producers and exporters, having emerged from the early 20th century merger of four family-run companies that have been producing wine for hundreds of years: Blandy, Leacock, Miles and Cossart Gordon. The magnificent wine cellars at Blandy's Madeira Wine Lodge can be visited daily in the centre of Funchal, and tours provide a valuable insight into the history and production of Madeira wine. Located in the former convent of Adegas de São Francisco in the city centre at Rua Arriaga 28, the lodge offers guided tours, as well as a tasting room and shop. Blandy's has one of the largest collections of mature Madeiras available for tasting, a wide range of older wines and also hosts the annual Madeira Wine Festival, which is well worth a visit. It is also the place to order wine with airport pick-up.
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Justino's
One of the oldest producers and exporters of Madeira wine, it was a family business until 1993, when it partnered with one of France's largest spirit and wine companies, making Justino's one of the market leaders in Madeira wine exports worldwide.
Pereira D' Oliveira
is a business that has been run by the same family for five generations. You can visit their main wine cellars behind the Colégio Church in the centre of Funchal, where the wonderful smell of the wines stored in oak barrels in this 1609 building will imprint itself on your memories as you explore Madeira. They are open for free tastings from Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 6pm and on Saturdays from 9:30am to 1pm.
One often hears that Madeira wines have not only accompanied exquisite meals, but also key moments in history, in particular the signing of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. And drinking old Madeira wine is like 'drinking liquid history', so Winston Churchill himself used to say. The steep hillsides of Madeira are not a traditional place to grow vines, so local producers have focused on the quality rather than quantity of the large-scale wine produced. So why not go for a Madeira wine tasting in Funchal or Camara de Lobos or visit a local rum distillery to add a unique touch to your dining and hiking experience.
But from the beginning, the island itself was discovered in 1419 by Portuguese sailors João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira. It was rugged, still untouched by civilisation. However, it was quickly settled by the Portuguese and its abundance of fish stocks, sustained the first settlers, while the island's lush forest cover was cleared for agriculture. The first crops grown on the land were wheat, sugar cane and just vines. According to historical records, the first grape variety brought from the Greek island of Crete at the request of Prince Henry the Sailor was Malvasia Candida. Later, other grape varieties were brought in that are still growing today, such as Sercial, Boal, Verdelho and Tinta Negra. Madeira soon became an important point for the increasing number of ships sailing the Atlantic, due to its topography and the many clouds that gather around the mountain peaks of the extinct volcanoes that made up the island. And so, in the 16th century, Madeira's wine industry rose to prominence, by supplying wines to the American colonies, during sea voyages between Europe and America.
And it is known that, in addition to groceries and water, wine in barrels was an important part of the provisions taken on all kinds of voyages. To prevent the taste of the product from deteriorating during the voyage, distilled cane alcohol was added to stabilise the wine. However, the high temperatures at which the barrels were stored in the ship's holds transformed this wine into something unique, giving it a unique taste and characteristics that are still appreciated today. Madeira wines are now gently heated with love and care by the producers to achieve this unique and wonderful taste of wine. None of the Madeira wines leave the island in barrels for maturation or sale anymore. The wine is either matured in barrels in lofts according to the Canteiro process, relying on the sunny, mildly warm climate of the island, or it is carefully and gently heated in large tanks according to the estufagem process. The only casks that leave the island of Madeira are usually empty and go to the whisky industry, where Madeira wine-infused whisky is highly prized.
So, how to taste Madeira Wine? The drier the wine, the more often it is lightly chilled to around 120'C, and the sweeter the wine the less need there is to chill it. The younger the wine, the better it is to chill it in order to then warm it gently in the hands in the correct shape of the glass, which is what experts say is important. On the other hand, chilling aged Madeira wines is not recommended and care should be taken when opening and serving them. Because such a wine needs to breathe for a long time after opening. Pour each Madeira carefully and savour. When tasting wines at Blandy's wine bar in Funchal, it is important to first stir and smell the wine in question to sense its rich, mellow notes, so typical of Madeira wine. Then take a dab with a clean finger and spread the wine on the top of your hand, let it dry and smell it... depending on the type you may smell aromas such as, curry or fenugreek. This is how wine used to be worn, as a fragrance. The wine is complex, integrated, elegant and is one of the most interesting tasting experiences. When tasting the different wines at Blandy's winery, despite the general style of taste, the differences between dry and semi-dry, semi-sweet and sweet are marked in several ways:
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