Port WINE vs Madeira | Fortified FACE-OFF

Join me on this fortified wine FACE-Off... It's Tawny Port vs Madeira. I love SWEET wines!
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Wines featured in this episode:
Cossart Gordon, 10 Year Verdelho Madeira
Quinta do Noval, 10 Year Tawny Porto
00:00 Port vs Tawny
04:40 Fortified wine BLIND TASTING
06:47 Blind Tasting Reveal
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[@CrescentRollCarl]

Two great wines. Port was my first love in wine. I'll be in the Douro in a few months and can't wait. Great tasting.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh you'll have a GREAT time, enjoy

[@marknelson8724]

In a couple months, my tasting crew is going to compare Sherry and Madeira. Both wines are oxidized to a greater or lesser degree. We will do the Sherry first since the Madeira is also heated.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhh you guys and gals will have A LOT of fun. Both styles of wine are GREAT. I'm a big fan of Sherry and hope to get there soon.

[@ericifune5543]

Similar but different. Sherry has low acidity but Madeira is off the charts.

[@MsJavaWolf]

I'm one of those people who can't drink a bottle of sweet or fortified wine, but that's ok. I can pour myself a small glass (often just in a whisky nosing glass) and enjoy it for a long time. I started enjoying these wines much more, when I changed my expectations, to me they offer a very different drinking experience than normal dry wines.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

totally agree. The good thing about Madeira is they are indestructible. They can last in the fridge for months or even YEARS.

[@An-Islander]

Love that Noval! I was overwhelmed when I had the first sip and thought the bottle would last me a long time, but I couldn't resist coming back to it and getting everyone I know to try it. Needless to say, it was gone in about a week. The dead soldier is still here though.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Hahhahaha, it is a delicious wine and they can disappear faster than you realize.

[@markashworth983]

I've never had Madeira, but I like Port. I like to put a splash of Port in my French Onion soup. Very good!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Great idea, adds a little sweetness to the soup

[@ericifune5543]

Can't leave out Terrantez for Madeira. Rare but universally considered the greatest variety.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Good call. Thanks for the reminder

[@CreativeFabien]

I love all fortified ! :) so many good bottle and time traveling bottles in good conditions ... just haven't traveled to Madeira.. yet :p

[@drmatthewhorkey]

We gotta go together!

[@dotted8-]

Was just in Madeira 2 months ago. Did a high-end tasting flight at Blandy’s that was very nice. Madeira wine goes great with Madeira honey cake! Brought a bottle of 15 year old Colheita Malmsey home that will be opened on December 30th, my retirement date…

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhhh congrats on retirement and that’s going to be a heckuva way to celebrate

[@hhallengren]

Spending my first 30+ years in Sweden I grew accustomed to Glögg during december; it's similar to mulled wine and vin chaud (as they have here in France) - but not exactly. For us Tawny has become the given substitution (not heated of course) - and to that we serve Lotus Biscoff (the most similar thing to nordic gingerbread cookies) and Roquefort. Delicious paring! Both me and my wife loves Tawny and can easily share a bottle between us in one sitting in front of the fire place 😅 I haven't had to many Madeira in my days - mainly due to it being much more rare to find both on menus and in the shops; but I will definitely order some for the holidays this year.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You're in the home of Rivesaltes and Banyuls too though hehehehe

[@hhallengren]

@@drmatthewhorkey that’s true - but I still prefer Port. Don’t tell the neighbours 😅

[@KarolinaWojtczak01]

Love a LBV Port, but more of a Sherry gal myself. I enjoy the variety of styles Sherry offers. I did a Port tasting a few months back and really enjoyed it but would i drink a full bottle? Probably not. But i keep one in the house anyway, and dip into it from time to time. Been wanting to dive into Madeira and Marsala

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Marsala is one region I want to visit. It’s smart to always have a bottle of Port lying around!

[@healingsoundscapes6285]

I’m a whiskey drinker who is starting to try more fortified wines. I’m kinda wondering if it’s wine for liquor drinkers, or liquor for wine drinkers. 🤔 love the vids.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

That is a good comparison and I think you might like it! Thanks a lot

[@Adrian802]

As long as you're enjoying it, that's all it matters. Cheers mate. It's good to understand Ports as Whisky distilleries do use some Port Barrels in their aging/finishing process. I personally think, if I want to understand whisky more, understand wine/fortified wines so I can pick up some of their aromas. When we sip on Scotch/Whiskies, they always say Sherry, but Sherry has long list of varieties ( Fino, Manzanilla, Pao Cortado, PX, Amontillado, etc..). It's better to know both worlds than just one sided ( That's my personal take)

[@bengazeley9730]

I love an aged Tawny but never put it in the fridge. I've found they last many months just in the cupboard.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

They can as long as it's cool and dark!

[@KentEigl]

Awesome vid!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

🙏🙏

[@joelarose9589]

My first tawney was a Niepoort Colhieta from the 80s. I loved the nutty taste. I moved on to the great vintage ports from Talyor-Fladgate, Fonseca etc. I loved them too, but was drawn to the tawny ports. I tried the 10, 20 and 30 year olds from the big boys and settled on the 20. To me it's the best bang for the buck and IMHO, the 30s weren't that much better, if better at all.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Totally agree on the 20!

[@GorskiNunavut]

They R great to drink like liquor.Take your time and have fun.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Agree, taking your time is key otherwise the ABV catches up!

[@Koby616]

Only tried one Madeira which was 5 years old, I loved it. I had younger port wines I believe one was 4 years and tawny was 3-4 years old. I think after I opened it and left for one week oxygen made it more interesting. Bought myself a 20 year old tawny, can't wait to try it out. Thanks for video

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh 20 YO Tawny!!!

[@fanatiek1]

I'm a sucker for all sweet wines where ever they come from. Although the older Ports and Madeira's are often top notch, I prefer the natural sweet whites and reds. Cause of the higher alcohol degrees in the fortified wines. They get my drunk to quickly ;-) The good German Auslese, BA and TBA are my all time favorites. But hey I never skip a good Port or Madeira !!!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I am a HUGE fan of the world's great sweet wines too. They are simply magical.

[@fanatiek1]

@@drmatthewhorkey ❤

[@gunnarsonesson2570]

Great post, always good with the tidbits of knowledge injected on the way to the verdict 👍🏼👏🏼 I love how both can age and add complexity and beauty. Had a Madeira from 1835 once, a bit too tart, but still…

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ahhhh that is a special moment indeed! Thanks a ton as always.

[@derekcontreras7494]

Great video I don’t drink much port wine, but I do enjoy Penfold’s grandfather Tawny 20 year

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Some great stickies down under!

[@pedroguimaraes7643]

I like the channel and Mathew's energy and passion. My only issue here is the One glass to serve them all constant promotion. For me diferent glasses make it more fun to play. Wine is such a rich world and with so many complexities and specifications. Why simplify? Why trying to standardized it? Just sharing this thought. 🍷

[@RCTricking]

Gabriel glas works for fortified for sure! Enjoyed some Ruby Port with it and some oreo chocolate pie the other day 🎉

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhhh nice combo!!!

[@whisk-e-y_problems9075]

I know this video is a bit old, but I love it and the fact you did a fortified wine face-off. Overall, fortified wines are a mixed bag for me -- I strongly dislike some and revere others. I don't have much experience with Tawny Port, but Ruby Ports are hit or miss for me, and the drier styles of Sherry have a funky bitter flavor that I can't stand. Oddly, though, Madeira is my absolute favorite style of wine, and the best wine I've ever had was an 1850 Verdelho that I got when my wife and I went to Madeira for our honeymoon. Not only were the smells and flavors of the wine other-worldly, but tasting it was like drinking history. It's amazing to consider that wine spent over 160 years in a barrel. Furthermore, when that wine was put in barrels, Abraham Lincoln was governor of Illinois, the U.S. had only 30 states, and Charles Darwin was still working on writing On the Origin... wild to consider! Great content; keep it up!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

You are right in the fact that fortified wines can be magical, they are also wines that age the best - by far

[@NickDeWachter]

Not sure if blind tasting them was the best approach here. The 2 are so different 😂. I know you love sangiovese a lot. But finally, Madeira on your channel (except for that from Konstantin of course). Such an undervalued wine. My favorite finish of the evening.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

After I poured the wines, that was my thought exactly 😂

[@konstantingro6227]

My brother in law and me are calling ourselves a "sup-Port group" cause we burn through a bottle a month XD We love that stuff. Port, Madeira, Marsala, german ice wine (here in germany they let the grapes hang and dry out and only pick them when its like -7 Celsius outside and its like honey by than), .... Except sherry. We don't know what to make of that.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I think you might like Amontillados or Palo Cortados

[@konstantingro6227]

@@drmatthewhorkey oh, thanks for the advice.

[@JPVLDRodrigues]

You would love a Moscatel wine, either from the Setúbal or from the the Douro regions.

[@rodjacobs3396]

In my younger days I loved Port. But as I get older they are just too sweet for me (or at least the ones I'm able to find in my state, I know not all Ports are sweet). Madeira is certainly interesting, but not always easy to find a lot of examples in my state. But for me I think I lean more to Sherry. There's so much versatility there. You can have bone dry Palamino Fino to sweet Pedro Ximenez and a number if styles in between. Hoping to find a video for Sherry on your channel somewhere.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Totally agree about Sherry… I love Palo Cortado and there is a video about it on the channel

[@ttjwoon]

Port in the condo hot pool in SG, doesnt get better

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Hahahha those were the days eh???

[@flyryde]

Miss our awesome creator chats brother!!! I’m sending you a DM on Twitter with an idea ❤

[@drmatthewhorkey]

IG is better!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I miss those Clubhouse rooms too

[@princepsbellum3413]

There's nothing wrong with Port but Madeira is another level. ❤

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Both are soooo stellar

[@thecryinglennyface166]

I wonder how the Noval Tawny port would compare with Taylor Fladgate 10 year Tawny Port? Edit: Also Another Great video BTW.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

That may be interesting indeed! Thanks a lot btw

[@pedroguimaraes7643]

Port is a great wine - colheita or vintage - but great Madeira is out of this world.... unfortunetly getting more expensive and rare.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

agreed about being out of this world

[@pedroguimaraes7643]

Totally agree that 20 years old tawny is the sweet spot for value vs complexity.

[@initdialog]

The music is too LOUD!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I fixed it in videos moving forward