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Ask most cooks about Marsala and they will mention Chicken Marsala, zabaione, or the small bottle in the back of the cupboard used for occasional sauces. That is an accurate picture of how most Marsala is used — and there is nothing wrong with it. But it is only half the story.
Vermouth is the most important aromatized wine in the world, and arguably the most indispensable ingredient in the history of the cocktail. Without it there is no Martini, no Negroni, no Manhattan.
Madeira is one of the most extraordinary wines in the world, and one of the least understood.
Port is one of the most celebrated wines in the world — and one of the most misunderstood. Many people know it only as a sweet red wine served in a small glass at the end of dinner.