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Category: Madeira Island

  • H. M. Borges Madeira Wine Lodge: All you need to know if you are planning a visit

    H.M. Borges winery was on our fallback list-to-go-to for when things do not work out as planned. The plan was to go to Barbeito winery. After our rental car refused to climb what seemed to be a vertically ascending road on our way there, that is what we did. Well. Not exactly. [Read more]

  • Henriques & Henriques Madeira Wine Lodge: All you need to know if you are planning a visit

    In July of 2017, the UK rolled out the red carpet for the state visit of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. “The evening saw a spectacular State Banquet at Buckingham Palace. Guests were treated to a 3 course paired menu, including Henriques & Henriques 15 Year Old Bual Madeira served with the… [Read more]

  • A visit to Blandy’s Madeira Wine Lodge: All you need to know if you are planning to go

    Operating out of the former St. Francis convent, Blandy’s Wine Lodge works like a well-oiled machine. So why did it make us feel like the little widgets waiting to be moved from the conveyor belt? [Read more]