Describes the brownish color and slightly sweet, somewhat caramelized and often nutty character found in mature dessert-style wines. Sign Up for Free Email Newsletters Sign up for Wine Spectator’s ...

There’s a half-full bottle of Champagne in your fridge that somehow survived Saturday’s girl’s night. You could go for a nice little Champagne cocktail (a French 75, perhaps), but you aren ...

I promised myself that I wouldn’t comment on the Tiger Woods drama. Let Blondie deal with that, right? Because at the end of the day, guess what? A maderized Tiger and his boo will still be ...

Improper storage can also cause Champagne to become maderized (i.e., ‘cooked’)—losing its complex character and potentially its effervescence, too. As such, if you have an age-worthy bottle of ...