by the sweetness of the dessert, this does not happen with Madeira. Madeira is also used as a flavouring agent in cooking. Lower-quality Madeira wines may be flavored with salt and pepper to prevent their sale as Madeira wine, and then exported for cooking purposes. Madeira wine is commonly used in tournedos Rossini and sauce madère (Madeira sauce). Unflavored Madeira may also be used in cooking, such as the dessert dish "Plum in madeira". See also Have Some Madeira M'Dear History of Portuguese wine List of Portuguese wine regions Marsala wine Port wine Sherry Terras Madeirenses VR, a Vinho Regional designation for simpler, non-fortified wines from Madeira References Further reading Hancock, David (2009). Oceans of Wine: Madeira and the Emergence of American Trade and Taste. Yale University Press. Liddell, Alex (1998). Madeira. Faber & Faber. External links 'The Wine-Dark Sea', review of David Hancock's Oceans of Wine: Madeira and the Emergence of American Trade and Taste in the Oxonian Review of Books Images related to Madeira wine Madeira Wine Guide by Dr. Wolf Peter Reutter Madeira Wine History Wine regions of Portugal Fortified wine