Madeira wine
E149290
Madeira wine is a fortified Portuguese wine from the island of Madeira, renowned for its unique oxidative aging process and long-lasting, complex flavors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madeira wine canonical | 3 |
| PDO Madeira | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese wine
ⓘ
fortified wine ⓘ |
| agingProcess |
heat-assisted aging
ⓘ
oxidative aging ⓘ |
| alcoholicBeverageType | wine ⓘ |
| alternativeAgingMethod | estufagem ⓘ |
| canAgeFor |
decades
ⓘ
more than a century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Portugal ⓘ |
| fermentationStoppedBy | addition of grape spirit ⓘ |
| grapeVarietyUsed |
Boal
ⓘ
Bual ⓘ Mauzac ⓘ
surface form:
Malmsey
Malvasía wine ⓘ
surface form:
Malvasia
Sercial ⓘ Tinta Negra ⓘ Verdelho ⓘ |
| hasQualityCategory |
Colheita
ⓘ
Extra Reserve ⓘ Finest ⓘ Frasqueira ⓘ Reserve ⓘ Special Reserve ⓘ |
| historicalCharacteristic | benefited from heating during sea voyages ⓘ |
| historicallyExportedTo |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicallyPopularIn |
British colonies
ⓘ
colonial America ⓘ |
| historicalUse | ship ballast and trade good ⓘ |
| isFortifiedWith |
brandy
ⓘ
grape spirit ⓘ |
| minimumAgingForExtraReserve | 15 years ⓘ |
| minimumAgingForFinest | 3 years ⓘ |
| minimumAgingForFrasqueira | 20 years in cask ⓘ |
| minimumAgingForReserve | 5 years ⓘ |
| minimumAgingForSpecialReserve | 10 years ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
caramelized flavors
ⓘ
dried fruit notes ⓘ extreme longevity ⓘ high acidity ⓘ nutty flavors ⓘ resistance to oxidation ⓘ resistance to spoilage after opening ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Madeira
ⓘ
Madeira ⓘ
surface form:
Madeira Islands
|
| productionRegion | Atlantic island of Madeira ⓘ |
| protectedDesignation |
Madeira wine
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
PDO Madeira
|
| regulatedBy | Madeira Wine Institute ⓘ |
| servedAs |
aperitif
ⓘ
digestif ⓘ |
| servingTemperature |
room temperature for sweeter styles
ⓘ
slightly chilled for dry styles ⓘ |
| styleRange |
dry
ⓘ
medium-dry ⓘ medium-rich ⓘ sweet ⓘ |
| traditionalAgingMethod | canteiro system ⓘ |
| typicalAlcoholByVolume | 18–22% ⓘ |
| typicalColor |
amber
ⓘ
brown ⓘ white ⓘ |
| usedIn | cooking ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
Madeira sauce
ⓘ
sauces for beef ⓘ sauces for poultry ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Funchal
this entity surface form:
PDO Madeira