Malvasia
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Malvasia, also known as Malvazia, is a group of wine grape varieties grown historically in the Mediterranean region and Macaronesia, but now grown in many of the winemaking regions of the world. In th
Malvasia grapes on the vine
Bottles of Malvazija istarska (Istrian Malvasia) quality wine
Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes going through the drying process to produce Vin Santo
A Malmsey Madeira made from the white Malvasia Candida grape. The dark color comes from the aging process.
Butt of malmsey
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A butt of malmsey was a measuring unit in Medieval England for the transport of malmsey wine. First recorded in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales in the late 14th century, it was a vessel of var
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…at the Tower of London on 18 February 1478, by tradition in the Bowyer Tower; soon after the event, the rumour gained ground that he was drowned in a butt of malmsey wine, as dramatized in Shakespeare's Richard III. Both Monemvasia and Candia have lent their names to modern grape varieties. In Greece there is a…
Illustration of the wine butt in comparison to other cask units
19th-century illustration of Clarence's execution