-PHOTO TAKEN 13OCT04- A glass filled with vintage Madeira wine is seen in the storage area of the Ar.....
-PHOTO TAKEN 13OCT04- A glass filled with vintage Madeira wine is seen in the storage area of the Artur de Barros e Sousa wine company, the smallest of the Madeira wine producing companies in Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira, October 13, 2004. Madeira wine has a long history.[ It was exported around the world soon after Portuguese explorers Joao Goncalves Zarco and Tristao Vaz Teixeira discovered the island of Madeira in 1418. The early settlers produced wines from abundant vines on the lush semi-tropical island and exported it in barrels in sailing ships to India, passing over the equator and subjecting the wine to sizzling temperatures.]