There's just time to get in some sweet and fortified recommendations in for Christmas, together with the all-important pairing...

£18.95–£21.50, Secret Bottle Shop, Waitrose, The Wine Society, many independents You might not think of Madeira as a summer drink, but...

Sweet wines and fortified wines, dry as well as medium and sweet, are some of the wine world's greatest bargains. They're wonderfully...

£20 (50cl), Waitrose, The Wine Society, independents* Whenever I taste good Madeira, I think, 'why don't I drink this more often?' I've...

‘Tis the season for sweet and fortified wines, for entertaining, for communing with quietly, or giving as presents. Fortifieds, in...

Sweet and fortified wines come into their own at this time of year – for entertaining, sipping quietly and contemplatively, or giving as...

Fortify yourself with… A bottle of madeira and a bottle of Australian liqueur muscat or PX (pedro ximenez) sherry. •Use the madeira for...

Fortified wines are among the wine world's great bargains. They make excellent presents and it's worth pointing out here that the rare...