Madeira, the fortified wine from the island of Madeira in Portugal, is a wine that will excite the palate. Madeira is a wine for everyone and every occasion. Ranging from dry to sweet, Madeira can be enjoyed on its own, paired with a meal, or mixed in a cocktail. Come discover the beauty and versatility of Madeira!

12:00pm – 5:00pm Walk Around Tasting

Five Madeira Wine Producers – Justino’s Madeira Wines/Broadbent Selections, Blandy’s/Cossart Gordon/Miles, Henriques & Henriques, Vinhos Barbeito/The Rare Wine Company, and D’Oliveira/The Rare Wine Company – will feature a selection of Madeira wines to enjoy during a walk around tasting.

SEMINARS:

11:00am – 12:00pm Pairing Madeira Wine with Food

From dry to sweet, Madeira is a wine with intense freshness as a result of its typical acidity. It has a bouquet consisting of a set of aromas that develop during the aging process, resulting in complex, rich, intense, and unforgettable wines. Madeira can be paired with many types of foods, you just have to dare yourself! Led by Sommelier and Wines of Portugal brand ambassador Eugénio Jardim, taste five styles of Madeira paired with different bites and discover the exciting versatility of Madeira.

1:00pm – 2:00pm Madeira and Cocktails

While often served as an aperitif or a dessert, Madeira wines are a perfect modifying ingredient in cocktails. Join Camron Robertson, General Manager of Thunderbolt LA, who will demonstrate how Madeira’s well-rounded flavor profile, and balanced level of sweetness and acidity, can enhance a range of cocktails.

3:00pm – 4:00pm Aged Madeira

Madeira wine has a particular aging process where temperature and slow oxidation promote the appearance of distinctive characteristics of intense and complex aromas, making this wine unique in the world. Its longevity is tremendous, with examples of wines more than 300 years old in the bottle that maintain their qualities practically unaltered. It is a wine with an unparalleled evolutionary capacity! While we will not have any 100-year-old Madeira in this seminar, we will have selections ranging from 25-35 years old.

This event is open to qualified wine trade and media only. If you work in the wine trade or are media, please email info@pleasethepalate.com for more information about registering.