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By the turn of the 20th century, sales started to slowly return to normal, until the industry was rocked again by the Russian Revolution and American Prohibition, which closed off two of Madeira's biggest markets.

The rest of the 20th century saw a downturn for Madeira, both in sales and reputation, as low quality " cooking wine " became primarily associated with the island — much as it had for Marsala.