Madeira : the islands and their wines.

Madeira wines from the nineteenth and even the eighteenth centuries still retain an ethereal, youthful gloss. Once the cork is removed, the wine comes to no harm, even if the bottle is left open and on ullage for months on end. If ever there was a wine to take to a desert island, this is it. Althoug...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mayson, Richard
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Infinite Ideas Ltd, 2015.
Series:The Infinite Ideas classic wine library
Subjects:
Madeira wine.
Wine and wine making > Madeira Islands.
Madère (Vin)
Madeira wine
Wine and wine making
Madeira Islands.
Madère (Archipel)
Madeira Islands
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1. Madeira wine: an introductory history
  • 2. The islands of Madeira and Porto Santo
  • 3. Vines and vineyards
  • 4. The production of madeira wine
  • 5. Madeira wine producers
  • 6. Great (and some not so great) vintage madeiras and historic wines
  • 7. Buying, keeping, serving and tasting madeira
  • 8. Visiting the islands
  • Postscript: The future for madeira wine
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Appendices
  • Index.

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