concept
Madeira
also: мадера
A fortified wine from the Portuguese island of Madeira, imported and relatively costly in provincial Russia -- the peasant's boast of ordering 'real Madeira' rather than plain vodka is a small comic flourish of self-importance.
Reading notes
- In Autumn §36 Madeira
A fortified wine from the Portuguese island of Madeira, imported and relatively costly in provincial Russia -- the peasant's boast of ordering 'real Madeira' (rather than the tavern's raw vodka) is a small comic flourish of self-importance.
- A Case from Practice §34 Madeira
A fortified wine from the Portuguese island of Madeira, served here as part of a lavish late supper -- one more marker of the household's expensive, imported comfort.