Presenter: Paul Raven	October 2013 minutes:
Wines	Region	Country	Source	Cost	Comments	Type
1. Esk Valley 2011 Verdelho	Hawkes Bay	New Zealand	The Drink Shop	£10.26	14% It had a little flint on the nose. Along with a pleasant texture there was lovely weight on the palate with a good balance and a rich herbalness.
2. Rivera 2010 Salice Salentino, Negroamaro	Puglia	Italy	The Drink Shop	£9.25	13% It had a raspberry nose with a little blackcurrant. Dark flavours, a bit green at the edges and a little rough/lean, but with a pleasant cherry finish – light to medium bodied.
3. Henriques and Henriques, 5 year old Medium Dry	Madeira,	Portugal	The Drink Shop	£9.87	19% 50cl, There was burnt toffee and caramel on the nose, some raisin and alcohol. A lifted finish and a leanness and woody bitterness underneath the sweetness.
4. Henriques and Henriques 1998 Medium Rich	Madeira,	Portugal	The Drink Shop	£16.89	19% 50cl, 19%. Similar aroma to the previous wine but with much more depth. Smoky with a sour/savoury aspect, more tart acidity and a hint of burnt marmalade.
5. Blandys, 10 year old Sercial	Madeira,	Portugal	The Drink Shop	£17.19	19% 50cl, 19%. It was a touch raw and quite Sherry-like. It had a simple attack, quickly moving into an enjoyable sourish mid-palate and then a strong finish of burnt nuts (hazelnuts) with some embers/ash.
6. Blandys, 10 year old Verdelho	Madeira,	Portugal	The Drink Shop	£17.19	19% 50cl, 19%. There was salted caramel on the nose and the palate. It was a restrained wine, very well balanced, but without any highlights – from start to finish on the same note.
7. Henriques and Henriques, 10 year old Bual	Madeira,	Portugal	The Drink Shop	£17.30	20% 50cl, 20%. There was a savoury aspect to the nose, salty and alcoholic. Good balance with forward acidity, velvety texture and a nutty, burnt finish.
8. Blandys, 10 year old Malmsey	Madeira,	Portugal	The Drink Shop	£17.30	19% 50cl. It had a rich, baked nose with some ginger-ale and burnt toffee. Caramel on the palate and toffee again, it was rich and sweet with baked fig flavours, although it died a little at the end.
9. D'Oliverias 1990 Malvezia	Madeira,	Portugal	Producer	£65	20% 75cl. Tingly acidity and hazelnuts on the nose. Tart, edgy and roasted – maybe a little aggressive and finished complex, demanding contemplation. For a Malvasia this actually reminded some more of a well done Bual, acidity over sweetness.
16/10/2013	Raffle wine: Brown Brothers 2013 Tarrango Won by: Colin Braithewaite

Madeira:
The Island of Madeira was colonised by the Portuguese in 1420 and by the 16th Century there was an established industry supplying wine to ships destined for long voyages to South America, Africa and the East Indies. Click on the PDF to the right for a more detailed history of the Island and its wines by the Instituto do Vinho, do Bordado e do Artesanato da Madeira, I. P.

Henriques and Henriques are one of the only Madeira producers to actually own their own vineyards.