Fortified wine Madeira Islands. The wine is produced in a variety of styles ranging from dry wines which can be consumed on their own as an aperitif, to sweet wines more usually consumed with dessert. Madeira is deliberately heated and oxidised as part of its maturation process, resulting in distinctive flavours and an unusually long lifespan once a bottle is opened. Marsala wine is a wine from Sicily that is available in both fortified and unfortified versions. It was first produced in 1772 by an English merchant, John Woodhouse, as an inexpensive substitute for sherry and port, and gets its name from
Tong-its Tong-its Tong-its or Tongits is a 3 player rummy type of game that gained popularity in the 1990s in Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines. This game is played using the standard deck of 52 cards. Its origin remains unknown but the game rules and the very name can be associated with the American card game, Tonk, and also share its similarities of Mahjong. "Note: Like many popular card games, there are variations to these rules. Rules with variations are noted where possible." The objective of the game is to empty your hand of all cards or minimize the