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Madeira Wine is again a famous and historic part of the vast wine growing country of Portugal. Although Madeira Wine is a Fortified Wine, its taste and history is quite different from Port Wine. The Island of Madeira has a different geography, climate and uses different grape varities to mainland Portugal and the wine making process is completely different again.

The four main grape varieties that qualify for the official Madeira label are Malmsey the sweetest of all. Bual is a little less sweet, Verdelho a white grape variety that produces easy drinking wines and the grape of the least quantity grown is the Sercial which produces wines similar to dry sherry with perhaps more body.

Alexander Hadleigh Wine Merchants follow and sell Madeira wines from three famous labels of distinction. Blandy's Madeira Winery is one the oldest shippers on the Island and famous for their very old vintages. Next we list Henriques and Henriques Madeira wines whose selections and prices offer a very wide choice to the discerning customer and Justino's Madeira Wines who have been in existence since 1870 and have a big reputation for rich and elegant wines, many gaining award winning medals of distinction from all around the World.