THE HISTORY OF MADEIRA WINE:
The Cretian Origins
The Portuguese Initiative
The Venetian Competition
Hot and Rough Sea Handling
"India Circuit" Wine Discovery
The 16th Century Expansion
The Pirates Actually Helped
Madeira Close to Being British
Catherine of Bragança Promotes Madeira Wine
The English Blockade
Positive Effects of the Blockade
A Boston Wine Party
American Declaration of Independence
Rainwater Discovery
Madeira Reshaped: Fortification
Francis Newton Develops Fortification
19th Century Wine Boom
19th Century Wine Bust !
The Madeira Wine Institute Today
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