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What to drink in Madeira? Top 59 Madeiran Wines

Last update: Wed Feb 19 2025
Top 59 Madeiran Wines
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Best Madeiran Wine Types

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Fortified Wine

MADEIRA, Portugal
4.2
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This fortified wine produced in the volcanic Madeira Islands ranges from dry wines that are typically served as an aperitif to the ones high on the sweet scale that are usually enjoyed with desserts. Approximately 85% of Madeira is produced with the Tinta Negra Mole red grape, from which all of the different styles can be produced, from dry through sweet.


Other four major styles are each named after the predominant white grape variety that is used in the mix. From driest to sweetest those are, respectively: Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, and Malvasia. Madeira is famous for its unique winemaking process of wine heating, which produces a wine of exceptional durability. 
THE BEST Madeira Fortified Wines
1 D'Oliveiras Boal
Pereira d'Oliveira Vinhos
D'Oliveiras Boal

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Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold 2018, 2022, 2023

2 D'Oliveiras Madeira Wines Matured over 10 years 2005
Pereira d'Oliveira Vinhos
D'Oliveiras Madeira Wines Matured over 10 years 2005

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Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Grande Médaille d'or 2019

3 H&H Boal 15 y.o.
Henriques & Henriques
H&H Boal 15 y.o.

5.0

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Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold 2021

4 Malvasia 20 anos
Henriques & Henriques
Malvasia 20 anos

5.0

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Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold 2022

5 Single Harvest Verdelho
Henriques & Henriques
Single Harvest Verdelho

5.0

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Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold 2022

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Wine Variety

MADEIRA, Portugal
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Verdelho is a white Portuguese grape that is mostly grown on Madeira Islands, and which is often used in fortified Madeira wines. The grape, dry varietal wines, or blends produced from Verdelho are also common in the Azores, Dão, Spanish Galicia, and some new world wine regions - namely Australia.


Although the style of Verdelho wines may vary depending on the region, the best expressions are typically crisp, soft, full, and refreshing. In Portugal, the wines are usually herbal and mineral with notes of stone fruit, citrus, honeysuckle, and tropical fruit. 
THE BEST Verdelho Wine Varieties
1 20 Year Old Verdelho
Henriques & Henriques
20 Year Old Verdelho

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Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show 2019, 2021

2 D´Oliveiras Verdelho
Pereira d'Oliveira Vinhos
D´Oliveiras Verdelho

5.0

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Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold 2024

3 Verdelho
Blandy's
Verdelho

5.0

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Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show 2016

4 H&H Verdelho 10 y.o.
Henriques & Henriques
H&H Verdelho 10 y.o.

5.0

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Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold 2021

5 Justino’s Madeira Verdelho 10 Years Old
Justino's Madeira Wines
Justino’s Madeira Verdelho 10 Years Old

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Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold 2022

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Wine Variety

MADEIRA, Portugal
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Sercial is a white Portuguese grape variety best known for its use in dry Madeira wines. The term Sercial is also used for this particular style of Madeira wine. The origin of the variety remains unclear, but it is most likely a native Portuguese grape.


Sercial is finicky to grow and its plantings on Madeira are limited. The main characteristic of Sercial is its high acidity. The wines can be slightly harsh when young, but they have excellent aging potential. They are aromatic, crisp, and citrusy.


As they age, they attain a distinctive nutty aroma and remain lively and bright. 
THE BEST Sercial Wine Varieties
1 D'Oliveiras, Sercial
Pereira d'Oliveira Vinhos
D'Oliveiras, Sercial

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Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold 2022

2 Sercial Vintage
Blandy's
Sercial Vintage

4.9

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Decanter World Wine Awards - Platinum 2020

3 Justino's Madeira Sercial Colheita 1997
Justino's Madeira Wines
Justino's Madeira Sercial Colheita 1997

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Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold 2022

4 Frasqueira Sercial
Justino's Madeira Wines
Frasqueira Sercial

4.8

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Decanter World Wine Awards - Platinum 2023, 2024

5 Cossart Gordon 1985 Sercial
Blandy's
Cossart Gordon 1985 Sercial

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IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Gold 2019

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Best Madeiran Wine Producers

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Established in 1820, Pereira D’Oliveira today is run by Anibal, Luis and Filipe D’Oliveira, the fifth generation of the family and the direct descendants of Joao Pereira d’Oliveira who founded the company. Their philosophy is to produce wines of the highest possible quality with experience acquired over two centuries of wine making.


Above all their aim is to produce wines of exceptional balance – powerful and textured with wonderful aromatic complexity, yet balanced by freshness.
AWARDS

Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Gold

2019

BEST Pereira d'Oliveira Vinhos Wines
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Wine

CANIÇO, Portugal
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Justino's Madeira Wines is a renowned wine producer located in Madeira, Portugal. They specialize in producing high-quality Madeira wines, a fortified wine made on the island of Madeira, known for its unique aging process and rich flavor profile.
AWARDS

IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Gold

2023, 2022, 2019

Frankfurt International Trophy - Grand Gold

2022, 2018, 2017

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022, 2018

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Wine

ESTREITO DE CÂMARA DE LOBOS, Portugal
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Henriques & Henriques is the only Madeira producer to own vineyards. The Company uses the most recent technical innovations, but at the same time, maintains the family traditions of almost 200 years of producing finest Madeira wines.
AWARDS

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022, 2021

Decanter World Wine Awards - Platinum

2024, 2022, 2021, 2019

Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2021, 2019

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Wine

FUNCHAL, Portugal
5.0
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The Blandy family is unique in being the only family of all the original founders of the Madeira wine trade to still own and manage their own original wine company. Throughout its long history on the island, the family has played a leading role in the development of Madeira wine.


Members of the family continues to live on Madeira, maintaining a tradition that goes back to 1811: 2 centuries of fine wine production.
AWARDS

IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Gold

2024, 2019

Asia Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

05

Wine

FUNCHAL, Portugal
5.0
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AWARDS

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

06

Wine

MADEIRA, Portugal
4.9
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AWARDS

IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Gold

2023

Decanter World Wine Awards - Platinum

2019

Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2017

BEST Cossart Gordon Wines
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Wine

FUNCHAL, Portugal
4.8
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IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Gold

2024, 2023, 2022, 2020

BEST D'Oliveiras Wines
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Wine

FUNCHAL, Portugal
4.8
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Miles Madeira Wine is one of the oldest and most iconic producers of Madeira wine, located on the island of Madeira, Portugal. The winery traces its roots back to the early 19th century and is celebrated for its dedication to preserving traditional winemaking techniques while innovating to meet modern tastes.
AWARDS

Asia Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

BEST Miles Madeira Wine Wines
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Best Madeiran Wines

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This harvest of Madeira wine was selected in a year of excellent production and ensured with quality control of the grapes, their ideal maturation, and a winemaking process that combines our art and centuries-old experience, with modern technology.


This traditional Madeira aged in old oak barrels at the appropriate temperature, until the year of bottling. It is recommended to keep the bottle in a vertical position, protected from extremes of cold or heat, and served at a temperature close to 20º.
AWARDS

Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2024, 2023, 2019

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

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D'Oliveiras Boal is a renowned Madeira wine known for its rich, semi-sweet character. Made from the Boal grape variety, this wine typically offers a balanced sweetness with a refreshing acidity, making it versatile and appealing to many palates. With aging, D'Oliveiras Boal develops complex flavors of caramel, dried fruits, and nuts, along with the distinctive earthy notes typical of Madeira wines.


This wine is often aged for decades in wooden casks, which enhances its depth and long finish, making it a great choice for sipping on its own or pairing with desserts and cheeses.
AWARDS

Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2023, 2022, 2018

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

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Terrantez is one of the rarest grapes, saved from the brink of extinction. 50 year-old Terrantez wines are as rare as it gets. Aged for over 50 years in old oak barrels and bottled on demand. An exceptionally rare wine. Rich, ethereal and very complex.


Intriguing scents of musk and autumn woods. Medium dry. Tobacco, spices, cigar box, tea leaves and iodine notes. Finish with mineral and bracing acidity.
AWARDS

Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2020, 2018

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Wine

ESTREITO DE CÂMARA DE LOBOS, Portugal
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Combining elegance and power in equal measure, Verdelho’s citrus fruit flavors are marked by smoke and sea spray, roasted nuts, and island spices. While Sercial is dry, Verdelho is meio secco—‘medium-dry’—with its formidable acidity providing the structure and balance that make it the most approachable of all Madeiras, highly versatile at the table.
AWARDS

Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2021, 2019

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This traditional Madeira aged in old oak barrels in our warehouses in Funchal at the appropriate temperature and with mid-term evolution checks. It is recommended to keep the bottle in a vertical position, protected from extremes of cold or heat, and served at a temperature close to 18º.
AWARDS

Berlin Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2024

Portugal Wine Trophy - Grand Gold

2022

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Wine

FUNCHAL, Portugal
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Clear and bright coppery brown colour with golden nuances and greenish reflections. On the nose it´s very characteristic, exuberant and very ethereal, full of balsamic notes, spices and dry fruits. On the palate it´s very powerful, fresh and concentrated with a long aftertaste and retronasal full of balsamic notes, exotic woods and old rum.
AWARDS

Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2016

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Wine

FUNCHAL, Portugal
5.0
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Blandy’s Terrantez showcases a mahogany gold color with greenish nuances. Its intense aroma stands out with toasted exotic wood notes, smoked dried fruits, and aged malt whiskey, offering a unique complexity and richness. On the palate, it begins with a sweet attack, quickly revealing itself to be fresh and powerful.


Saline notes are evident, providing an invigorating and challenging tasting experience, with each approach offering new dimensions. The long finish leaves intense spice and old brandy notes.
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Decanter World Wine Awards - Best in Show

2023

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This Madeira has a pure and brilliant pale amber color. An intriguing, elegant and complex aroma of musk and wood with delicate notions of honey. The old Reserve, more than 40 years old Madeira Terrantez, is semi-dry with flavors of nuts and minerals.


The aftertaste is refreshing. Walnut bread with manchego cheese and Spanish ham such as jamon de Serrano. Roasted duck with dark chocolate gravy.
AWARDS

International Wine Challenge - Champion of Champions’ Trophy 2020

2020

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This wine contains all the island's noble grape varieties. The blend includes two wines from the 19th century (the oldest is from 1863), one from the 21st century (2004) and the majority are from the 20th century. Green in hue when swirled in the glass, very concentrated and rich, this is a wine to be discovered as you taste it, with dried fruits, honey, light citrus, all absolutely impressive.
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Falstaff - 100

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This Madeira has been produced from a quality selection of traditional grape varietals and vinified under careful and precise processes. This is a well balanced Madeira with a moderate sweetness and a quite aromatic bouquet. Best served at room temperature to take full advantage of its properties as a fine wine.
AWARDS

Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Grande Médaille d'or

2019

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