MILES MADEIRA
Established in 1814 on Madeira Island, and known originally as Rutherford and Grant, Miles Madeira is one of the oldest and most respected brands of Madeira wine world-wide.
In 1856 Henry Price Miles left Wales with his Mother as an infant and arrived on Madeira. Having worked as an apprentice since the age of 12 under the tutelage of James Rutherford, he acquired sound knowledge and experience of the workings of the Madeira trade. In 1872, the Rutherfords left for London (due to Phylloxera which decimated most of the vineyards in Madeira) and started up a wine importing business at the Old Trinity House in Waterlane. This prompted Miles to purchase the company and stocks. Latterly, Henry Price Miles made an gentleman's agreement with Rutherford stating that any Madeira sold by them in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, or Russia, would be bought through H. P. Miles and Co. This agreement was respected and carried out until the Rutherfords sold their firm: Rutherfords, Osborne and Perkins, to Martini Rossi in the 1960's.
Alongside the production of wine, H. P. Miles founded the first Madeiran Brewery in 1872 called the "Atlantic Brewery". It was through these two companies that Henry Price and his two sons, Henry Alfred and Charles Vaughan, created the Miles legacy on the Island.
After the end of The second World war, conditions in the wine trade became extremely difficult, and so Henry Alfred Miles' son, Cecil Miles, negotiated the entry of H. P. Miles and Co. into the Madeira Wine Association.
Miles Madeira is synonymous with excellent Madeira wine and has become one of the best known and most respected brands in the world.
MADEIRA ISLAND TERROIRS
The Island Terroirs
PDO Madeira
(Protected Designation of Origin) Main grape varieties distribution map
TINTA NEGRA
Under the name Tinta Negra Mole, the variety dominates on Madeira. According to official statistics there were just 277 hectares in 2009, cultivated in Funchal and Câmara de Lobos in the south and São Vincente in the north. It is by far the most widely planted varietal on the island and represents between 80-85% of all wine produced on Madeira. (The second is verdelho with 47 ha). This dominance was particularly marked when phylloxera hit the island in 1872, when growers preferred to plant the more robust dark-skinned Tinta Negra Mole, rather than the light skinned white varietals.
DRINKING MILES MADEIRA
WINE PAIRING
OUR WINES
OUR COCKTAILS
Madeira On Ice
5 cl Madeira MILES Dry
15 cl Fizzy drink Lemonade
3 cl Lime Juice Concentrate
Decoration:
Orange Slice
Lemon Slice
Madeira Soul
4 cl MILES RAINWATER
25 cl Tonic Water
2 cl Orange Juice
1 cl Lime Juice
Decoration:
Orange Zest
Lime Zest
Mint Leaf
Perfect Host
4 cl Madeira MILES Dry
3 cl Gin
2 cl Passion Fruit Pulp
1,5 cl Lime Juice
1,5 cl Sugar Syrup
Decoration:
Dehydrated Lime
Bay Leaf
MILES Essence
Madeira Gold
5cl Miles Madeira wine 5 y.o. dry
3cl Orange liqueur
1cl Fig syrup
5cl Lemonade zero sugar
Place a few ice cubes in a shaker, add the Madeira wine, orange liqueur and the fig syrup.
Shake well, pour the contents into a glass and add the lemonade. Add a slice of orange peel.
