malmsey
Noun
Meaning
A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.
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Examples
According to a long-standing tradition, he was "drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine".
Also, although it is sweet, even the Malmsey has a dry finish, so it does not get killed by the sweetness of desserts and pudding.
Following his conviction, he was "privately executed" at the Tower on 18 February 1478, by tradition in the Bowyer Tower, and soon after the event, the rumour gained ground that he had been drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine.
Grape varieties Malvasia (also known as Malmsey or Malvazia) grape variety.