Today we discuss how and why Portuguese Madeira became the semi-official drink of the American Revolution. Join us for the here and then. Sources for today's episode can be found in the following locations

• https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/madeira-wine-american-revolution-taxes-george-washington
• https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/madeira/
• https://www.denverpost.com/2012/07/03/an-american-wine-madeira-has-historic-ties-to-u-s/
• https://www.pix.wine/the-drop/madeira-wine-american-revolution/
• https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/british-paradox-invention-modern-wine/
• http://www.discoveringmadeira.com/the-history-of-madeira-wine-and-the-united-kingdom
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira_wine