In the wine shops you can select from
| Sercial, a very dry taste,
light color
Verdelho, medium dry, golden color Bual, medium sweet, velvety, dark gold to brown Malmsey, the original grape, sweet, chestnut-brown |
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Reserve, 5 years or older
Special Reserve, 10 years or older Extra Reserve, 15 years or older Garrafeira (wintage), min.20 years old The older the better - but look at the price tag! In the wine factory shops in Funchal you might find a vintage of the year you were born ! d'Oliveiras Verdelho year 1850 has a price tag of about 700 € per bottle! |
In a hypermercado you can find bargains of good Madeira wine. We enjoy it at the balcony while admiring the evening skies of the Atlantic.
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