Mike Tommasi > wrote:

>> First, never store it on the side, always upright.

> Michael, Ian, why is this? Any other wine obey this rule
> (Porto?)? What about other sweet wines?

When in Rome, do as the Romans do ...

Sorry Mike, all I can says that this is common wisdom on the
island.

One house, d'Oliveiras, even gives an extra T-top stopper cork
with every vintage dated bottle, recommending using this after
opening and pulling the original full-size cork.

M.

Mike Tommasi > wrote:

>> First, never store it on the side, always upright.

> Michael, Ian, why is this? Any other wine obey this rule
> (Porto?)? What about other sweet wines?

When in Rome, do as the Romans do ...

Sorry Mike, all I can says that this is common wisdom on the
island.

One house, d'Oliveiras, even gives an extra T-top stopper cork
with every vintage dated bottle, recommending using this after
opening and pulling the original full-size cork.

M.

Lou Gotllieb, of the Limeliters, from the 60's, I'm sure.


Cwdjrx _ wrote:
> Ian Hoare stated: "As a second authority Michael Flanders said
> "Have some madeira m'dear!"."
>
> This reminded me that I thought I had a recording using that play of
> words. It might have been Elsa Lanchester in her Bawdy Cockney Songs
> series. However I did not find anything about Maderia listed in any of
> the 22 song titles, and I do not have time to listen to all of these
> songs just now. Some of the jewels in this series are "Linda and Her
> Londonderry Air", "The Ruined Maid", "Rat Catcher's Daughter", "When a
> Lady Has a Piazza", and "Mrs. Badger-Butts." These songs are tame by
> today's standards, but Lanchester was a master of double innuendo. She
> could make even the most ordinary word seem somewhat naughty.
>
> My mailbox is always full to avoid spam. To contact me, erase
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> check this box every day, so post if you need a quick response.
>