Well, one thing, in a way, it's not so crazy, but I absolutely love chocolate chip cookies and Madeira . Madeira is this unsung hero of great wines, and it's surprising because the Declaration of Independence was written with the Founding Fathers drinking Madeira .Francis Scott Key was drinking Madeira when he wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner." Madeira parties were a part of all
It is-- the temperature of the Madeira is raised sometimes to more than 120 degrees. So Madeira is what is called maderized, heated, and oxidized because the barrels aren't all the way full. So it is an otherworldly kind of sensation that all of these extreme things would create a wine that
the original Congressional Congresses. we've forgotten Madeira even though it plays this huge role in American history. And so if you're getting excited listening to this and you think, wow, I should really go out and have a Madeira , go get some chocolate chip
You can imagine because it's right near the equator. And as a Madeira ages over that long period of time, it takes on the most sublime flavors. And before, that by the way, it is also cooked.
Awesome. Well, you've heard that, everyone. Go try Madeira tonight if you can get your hands on a bottle. So Karen, as we're speaking about heat, I'd love to shift gears and talk a little bit about climate change, because I think as you mentioned, the Third
Sixty bottles of claret. Fifty-four bottles of Madeira . Fifty bottles of old stock.
Madeira is this unsung hero of great wines, and it's surprising because the Declaration of Independence was written with the Founding Fathers drinking Madeira .Francis Scott Key was drinking Madeira when he wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner." Madeira parties were a part of all the original Congressional Congresses.
And before, that by the way, it is also cooked. It is-- the temperature of the Madeira is raised sometimes to more than 120 degrees. So Madeira is what is called maderized, heated, and oxidized because the barrels aren't all the way full.
I love that. I'm getting the invite to your next Madeira party, I hope. Do you want to tell the group just briefly how Madeira is made? I think that part is really fascinating.
You have to find a use for yourself. There's a lot of stuff like the Madeira or the Chinese contingent first contact story that would be great to know about.
can require as many as 40 years. 20 of those years, the barrels of Madeira sit in warehouses in very boiling hot attics. You can imagine because it's right near the equator.
And I would cook, even in my Adams House room, there was a hotplate in the closet. And I would cook omelets in there and chicken livers in 100 year old Madeira , which I got from my Russian uncle. And Michael talks about institutional food and our reaction against it.
cookies, too, and you'll see. I love that. I'm getting the invite to your next Madeira party, I hope. Do you want to tell the group just briefly how Madeira is made?
I think that part is really fascinating. Yeah. It it's an amazing story, because Madeira belongs to Portugal. It's an island off the African coast in the Atlantic, but it has always belonged to Portugal.
But the Portuguese sailors first started heading out into the Atlantic Ocean as a whole. And the stepping stones that drew them out into this great ocean were the Atlantic archipelagos-- islands like Madeira , the Canary Islands, the Azores. And you can very easily head down from Europe along the North African coast, following the direction the prevailing winds blow you anyway,
com essas culturas diferentes, como Ivoti no Rio Grande Sul e Barbalha no Ceará. Então, imagina. As madeiras de envelhecimento também são dezenas de madeiras nativas viáveis para a bebida: bálsamo, jequitibá, sassafrás-- A lista é longa.
A craziest match? Yeah. Well, one thing, in a way, it's not so crazy, but I absolutely love chocolate chip cookies and Madeira . Madeira is this unsung hero of great wines, and it's surprising because the Declaration of Independence was written with the Founding Fathers drinking Madeira .
we've forgotten Madeira even though it plays this huge role in American history. And so if you're getting excited listening to this and you think, wow, I should really go out and have a Madeira , go get some chocolate chip cookies, too, and you'll see.
and then you have some cold chicken for lunch and then you can make some of those wonderful old fashioned dishes, I think of them. One is just minced chicken on toast with nice flavors in it; some cream and maybe some Madeira and some shallots and a little herbs. And it's so simple. Or you can have fun and make yourself . I remember there was a restaurant called The Chicken Divan. No, the restaurant was called The Divan when I was growing up and one of their specialties was a chicken Divan which