Discover the Beauty and Versatility of Madeira Wine at Madeira Wine Experience New York

City Winery, Oct 3, 2022, 25 11^th Ave at 15^th Street, Pier 57 at Hudson River Park, New York NY 10011

September 15, 2022, New York, NY: Madeira Wine Institute, IVBAM and Madeira Wine Producers/Wineries are pleased to present the Madeira Wine Experience on October 3, 2022, at City Winery in New York City.

Madeira, the fortified wine from the island of Madeira in Portugal, is a wine that will excite the palate. Ranging from dry to sweet, Madeira can be enjoyed on its own, paired with a meal or mixed in a cocktail.

The Madeira Wine Experience will feature a walk-around tasting and seminars for members of the industry from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, followed by a ticketed event, open to the public from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Participating wineries include:  Blandy’s/Cossart Gordon/Miles, Henriques & Henriques, H.M. Borges, Justino’s Madeira Wines/Broadbent Selections, Pereira D’Oliveira, Vinhos Barbeito/The Rare Wine Company

For the Industry: The program for members of the industry includes a walk-round tasting featuring a selection of distinct wines from six Madeira producers, and three specialized seminar sessions:

• 12:00 Noon – 5:00 PM:  Walk-around Tasting
• 11:00 AM – 12 NOON:  Pairing Madeira Wine with Food
• 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM:  Colheitas and Frasqueiras
• 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM:  Madeira and Cocktails

For the General Public: At the ticketed event, open to the public, guests are invited to enjoy a walk-around tasting of Madeira wines paired with appetizers and to sip Madeira-based cocktails presented by award-winning bartender, mixologist and philanthropist, Lynnette Marrero. In addition, for those interested in learning more about the different styles of Madeira wines there will be three 15-minute speed tastings presented by sommelier and Portuguese wine ambassador, Bruno Almeida:

• 6:15 PM – 6: 30 PM: Bastardo Madeira vs Malmsey Madeira
• 6:45 PM – 7:00 PM:  Sercial Madeira vs Boal Madeira
• 7:15 PM – 7:30 PM: Sweet Madeira vs Medium dry Madeira

Tickets for the are now available for purchase at $35: https://MadeiraWinesEvent.eventbrite.com

About Madeira Wine

Madeira Wine is a fortified wine available in a range of dry to sweet styles that comes from the Island of Madeira in Portugal. The tiny viticultural region (approximately 1,235 acres) with the Protected Designation of Origin “Madeira” (DOP Madeira), is a unique landscape characterized by very steep slopes and mostly basaltic soils volcanic in origin. The proximity to the sea and the climate, with hot and humid summers and mild winters provide the wines with unique characteristics and a singular winemaking and aging process.

Dry styles of Madeira are served chilled and sweeter styles are often served as after-dinner-sippers. These wines are made as both non-vintage blends and single vintage wines that can age for centuries.

Of all the accredited and recommended varieties, those that are used most and that have the longest tradition in Madeira winemaking are the Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, Malvasia and Tinta Negra varieties.

Madeira Wine has a set of designations that allow the identification of its different varieties. Indication of age: 5 years old – Reserve (or Old); 10 years old – Old Reserve (or Special Reserve or Very Old) 15 years old – Extra Reserve; 20, 30, 40, 50 and over 50 years old. Frasqueira or Garrafeira – with the indication of vintage year and a minimum aging of 20 years in wood. Colheita or Harvest with the indication of vintage year and a minimum aging of 5 years.

Madeira Wines also receive designation in accordance with their degree of sweetness as follows: Dry, Medium Dry, Medium Sweet, and Sweet.

For further information, please visit:

Vinho Madeira Wine

• https://vinhomadeira-com/
• https://www.facebook.com/VinhoMadeiraWine
• https://www.facebook.com/MadeiraWineEUA/

Wines of Portugal

• https://winesofportugal.com

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