Types of Madeira Wine

 
Madeira Wine contemplates a series of designations that make it possible to identify its different types:
 

The year of harvest and  the indication of its age [+]

The production process[+]

Degree of richness [+]

Colour [+]

Structure [+]

Colour
Muito Pálido Pálido Dourado Meio Escuro Escuro
Muito Pálido(very pale)

Pálido
(pale)

 Dourado
(golden)		 Meio Escuro(medium dark)

Escuro
(dark)

 

Pálido (pale)

 

Reference reserved for the wine that is open in colour, straw yellow, characteristic of dry and medium dry Madeira Wine, the consequence of the absence of maceration or maceration of little significance during fermentation and slight oxidation of the colouring matter, common in wines with ageing in casks.