Marsala Wine: Capitalism’s Bastard Child

Date November 14, 2008

Learn About Marsala Wine
As with all the fortified wines we have discussed thus far, Marsala is no different in having been blended with grape spirits to preserve it on long sea voyages. That tradition was already long established with Port, Madeira and Sherry. But it wasn’t until 1773 that Marsala was picked up on by [...]