History: The commercial alliance between Portugal and England (Treaty of Methuen 1703) promotes the export of wine. The British initially promoted its development and gradually acquired a monopoly. Madeira was the only wine that could be exported to the British colonies in America without passing through a British port. Napoleon...
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