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Barbary Pirates
24 Jan 2025

Barbary Pirates

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

“Come with me to Barbary
We’ll ply there up and down
Not quite exactly
In the service of the Crown”
“Privateering” – Mark Knopfler

Click on the pirate for a mix of Madeira stories…

wine, Pirates, Barbary, Portugal, Madeira
Forgotten Island Wine (revised)
21 Jan 2025

Forgotten Island Wine (revised)

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

We intend to do our best to restore Madeira wine to its former glory by drinking it in quantity while we are on the island.

Clink the glasses to hear more.

Madeira, wine, Port wine, Mark Knopfler
Forgotten Island Wine
23 Dec 2022

Forgotten Island Wine

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

Thomas Jefferson toasted the signing of The Declaration of Independence with a glass of Madeira wine.

Portugal, Madeira, wine

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