The madeira and marsala shelf in the shop on the Brink in Bathmen

Twenty bottles of madeira and marsala. One shop.

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10marsala from Italy

9madeira from Portugal

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Chapter 01 · What you taste

Two fortified wines with little in common

Madeira and marsala are both wine with added wine alcohol, but otherwise they differ a great deal. Madeira comes from the Portuguese island and is heated and aged for a long time: burnt and nutty. The grape determines the sweetness: sercial is dry, verdelho medium dry, bual and malmsey sweet. Marsala comes from the west of Sicily. Both are also simply poured into a glass, not just used in the kitchen.

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Chapter 02 · Marsala

Marsala, from the west of Sicily

Marsala is named after the port town on Sicily and originated in the late eighteenth century, when English merchants fortified wine there for the sea voyage. Oro is golden, ambra darker, rubino red. Fine is the youngest, superiore is aged longer, vergine is dry and aged longest. Dry as an aperitif, sweet after a meal, both cool.

The Italian bottles

Chapter 03 · Madeira

Madeira, heated first and only then aged

Madeira owes its character to heat. In the past the casks travelled on ships through the tropics; now the wine spends months in heated tanks (estufagem) or lies for years under the roof of the warehouse (canteiro). The label shows the grape, an age or both. An opened bottle keeps for a long time, because the wine has already been heated and aerated.

The Portuguese bottles

Chapter 04 · Size

The cooking bottle and the regular bottle

The ten-centilitre bottle is for the kitchen: enough for a sauce, risotto or zabaglione, without opening a whole bottle. Marsala and madeira can take heat and keep giving flavour once the alcohol has evaporated. The 75-centilitre bottle is for pouring: lightly chilled, in a small glass. Store an opened bottle upright and cool.

The small bottles

Three countries

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The three countries in this section

Click on a country and the list below shows only those bottles.

Italy10 Portugal9 Spain1

On the filter page you can combine country, house, strength and size.

20 bottles from € 4.99 to € 299.99

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The list shows a cross-section of the stock, spread over all sections. The number above it is the entire stock, which is on the filter page.

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In stock today

Eight of the 20 bottles in the shop

Madeira or marsala PELLEGRINO Marsala Superiore Garibaldi Dolce D.O.C. by Pellegrino

PellegrinoPELLEGRINO Marsala Superiore Garibaldi Dolce D.O.C.18% · Italy€ 10.99

Madeira or marsala Cossart Gordon 5 Years Old Sercial Madeira by Cossart Gordon

Cossart GordonCossart Gordon 5 Years Old Sercial Madeira19% · Portugal€ 24.99

Madeira or marsala Sol de Malaga by Sol de Malaga

Sol de MalagaSol de Malaga15% · Spain€ 14.99

Madeira or marsala WELSH BROTHERS Madeira Medium Dry by WELSH BROTHERS Madeira

WELSH BROTHERS MadeiraWELSH BROTHERS Madeira Medium Dry17% · Portugal€ 10.99

Madeira or marsala PELLEGRINO Marsala Garibaldi Superiore by Pellegrino

PellegrinoPELLEGRINO Marsala Garibaldi Superiore18% · Italy€ 12.99

Madeira or marsala Pellegrino Marsala Fine Semi Secco by Pellegrino

PellegrinoPellegrino Marsala Fine Semi Secco17% · Italy€ 10.99

Madeira or marsala PELLEGRINO Joseph Marsala Superiore Rubino DOC Dolce by Pellegrino

PellegrinoPELLEGRINO Joseph Marsala Superiore Rubino DOC Dolce18% · Italy€ 18.99

Madeira or marsala Pellegrino Marsala Cremovo by Pellegrino

PellegrinoPellegrino Marsala Cremovo18% · Italy€ 10.99

What is in the shop

5 houses

The biggest names per group, with the number of bottles alongside.

Italy10 bottles

Pellegrino Cuisine Keukenflesje

Portugal9 bottles

Cossart Gordon WELSH BROTHERS Madeira Cuisine Keukenflesje

Spain1 madeira and marsala

Sol de Malaga

The biggest names20 bottles

Pellegrino Cossart Gordon Cuisine Keukenflesje WELSH BROTHERS Madeira Sol de Malaga

Why here

Madeira and marsala from a wine and spirits merchant who knows the shelf

Both are fortified wines: wine to which alcohol has been added, so that the bottle keeps longer and some of the sweetness is retained. Madeira comes from the Portuguese island of the same name, marsala from the west of Sicily, around the town of Marsala.

Here they share one shelf because they often play the same role in the kitchen and at the table. In the list below you can filter by country if you are looking specifically for one or the other.

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Briefly explained

Heated, and therefore indestructible

In brief
20bottles in stock
5brands
3countries of origin
CollectionBrink 2 in Bathmen, or online

Madeira is heated during production: in tanks (estufagem) or slowly under the roof of the house (canteiro). That heating is the reason an opened bottle of madeira does not deteriorate within a few days, but stays good for months. That also makes it suitable for anyone who wants a glass now and then.

The styles of madeira are named after the grape and run from dry to sweet: sercial, verdelho, bual and malmsey. Marsala is classified differently, by colour (oro, ambra, rubino) and by sweetness (secco, semisecco, dolce).

In the kitchen, marsala is the classic wine for zabaione and saltimbocca; madeira goes into sauces. The cooking bottles on the shelf are intended specifically for that.

An opened bottle of madeira lasts for months. That is down to the heating during production.

The full overview

All 5 brands at a glance

The register is on a separate page, listing for each brand the number of bottles we stock.

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Frequently asked questions

How long does an opened bottle of madeira stay good?

Considerably longer than ordinary wine. Thanks to the heating during production and the added alcohol, an opened bottle lasts for months; keep it closed and out of the sun.

What is the difference between sercial, verdelho, bual and malmsey?

They are the grapes, and at the same time they indicate the level of sweetness: sercial is the driest, malmsey the sweetest, with verdelho and bual in between.

Can I simply drink marsala too?

Yes. Part of the shelf is meant for drinking, part is cooking wine. In the shop we will point out the difference; you cannot always tell from the bottle.

Can I reserve a bottle and collect it in Bathmen?

Yes, you can. Call 0570 541 278 or email info@bockje.nl and we will have the bottle ready for you at Brink 2 in Bathmen.

Do you also ship?

Yes, we ship within the Netherlands and to around forty countries. Orders are placed through the online shop; if you have any doubts about shipping, you can give us a call.

Brink 2, 7437 AM Bathmen. Dinsdag tot en met vrijdag 09.00–18.00 uur, zaterdag tot 17.00 uur. Telefoon 0570 541 278. Wij verkopen geen alcohol aan personen onder de 18 jaar. NIX18.

All brands from A to Z

Brink 2, Bathmen

The entire stock is in the shop, not in a warehouse. Feel free to drop by, or call 0570 541 278: we are happy to help.

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Tuesday to Friday 09.00 – 18.00
Saturday 09.00 – 17.00
Monday and Sunday closed

Twenty bottles of madeira and marsala. One shop.

Two fortified wines with little in common

Marsala, from the west of Sicily

Madeira, heated first and only then aged

The cooking bottle and the regular bottle

The three countries in this section

Filter the bottles

Eight of the 20 bottles in the shop

5 houses

Madeira and marsala from a wine and spirits merchant who knows the shelf

Those we stock most of

Cossart Gordon 10 Years Old Malmsey Madeira

Cossart Gordon 10 Years Old Verdelho Madeira

Cossart Gordon 5 Years Old Sercial Madeira

Cossart Gordon 5 Years Old Verdelho Madeira

Cuisine Keukenflesje Kook-Madeira

Cuisine Keukenflesje Marsala Dry