Well, now that we’re taking a break from grilling, Chicken Madeira is where it’s at! The beauty of this dish is that you can serve it for a fancy dinner, or as your average Wednesday night meal. It’s easy to
Without in any way diluting the force of this representation- indeed in bolstering it- we find it necessary and desirable to link it in our Caribbean region with the genocide of indigenous peoples, including the Callinago and the Garifuna of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the wholly wr...
Madeira is practically indestructible. We have tried fresh-tasting, but sludgy-looking, Madeira from the 1880s. You can keep bottles almost indefinitely and, once opened, it’s still drinkable after a year. Mostwines stay freshfor a few days at best once opened but everything ‘bad’ that ...
The island is also perfect for those interested in wellness and relaxation, offering world-class spa hotels, year-round gentle climate, and peaceful botanical gardens. The slow pace of life, combined with high-quality hotels and restaurants, makes it ideal for visitors wanting to escape the bustl...
Where Madeira differs from any other wine in the world is its aging process. The things that winemakers try to avoid in every other wine region, Madeira producers do deliberately. For example, the wine is heated and cooled dozens of times throughout the aging process. It’s also exposed to...
Make sure to know what to expect when it comes to purchasing a Madeira SIM card. Fortunately, Europe is one of the best places where you can buy a SIM card easily.You should be able to find a cheap SIM card pretty much anywhere in Europe. In fact, most data packages are affordable,...
Outside Madeira, it is most commonly used in North America, for the production of baked sherries and some ports. Not surprisingly, such wines resemble madeira more than Jerez sherries or porto. Madeira wines are produced in an incredible range of styles. Some are very sweet, others almost ...
It is probably themost instagrammable place in Madeira. Funchal's“lavradores” farmers marketis a treasure, an ali-baba cave for Instagrammers. Exotic fruits, smiling traditional merchants, amazing fish. There are more colours in this market than on a rainbow. ...
A unique and highly sophisticated artificial Estufa process is set up for the 5 year old wines, where temperatures rise to 45ºC before being allowed to cool. This process takes 90 days and renders the wine completely stable. It is then aged in oak casks for 5 years, prior to bottling...
There is a large carpark before the buildings. It is large for Madeira (where there are often only a few spots to park) but be aware that during the day it gets full and you might have to wait for a spot. By arriving before sunrise, you will find a parking place… ...