On Sat, 3 Apr 2010 21:51:23 -0700 (PDT), cwdjrxyz
> wrote:

>SNIP<
>others are made today. The Romans sometimes heat treated amphoras of
>their favorite wines and aged them for very many years - an early
>version of Madeira?
>SNIP>

Not based any knowledge of wine making for that time, I was think
Madeira.