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malmsey

[ UK /mˈælmsi/ ]
NOUN
  1. sweet Madeira wine

How To Use malmsey In A Sentence

  • Madeira is made in several layers of sweetness, from sercial (the driest) to verdelho, bual and malmsey.
  • George's treacherous intriguing persisted until in 1478 Edward sent him to the Tower where, according to tradition, he was drowned in a butt of malmsey wine.
  • _ Good cheer.] [Footnote 372: A play upon the double meaning of _a denajo_, which signifies also "for money."] [Footnote 373: A kind of rissole made of eggs, sweet herbs and cheese.] [Footnote 374: _Vernaccia_, a kind of rich white wine like Malmsey.] The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
  • Malmsey is a medium-dark to dark full-bodied, very fruity, luscious and fragrant dessert wine.
  • John Sterling/[Page 101]/has desired his wine merchant, on receiving a certain basketful of Malmsey from Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
  • Not to mention the Duke of Clarence in Richard III, said to have drowned in a tub of malmsey. Inspired Ingredients in the Kitchen, Oasis of Calm in the Dining Room
  • Similar to malmsey, canary wine was a sweet white variety with a yellow tint.
  • Before leaving, the boats were loaded with casks of the local quaffer, which was usually a blend of several grapes: verdelho, sercial, bual, malvasia (also known as malmsey), and terrantez. Slate Magazine
  • George's treacherous intriguing persisted until in 1478 Edward sent him to the Tower where, according to tradition, he was drowned in a butt of malmsey wine.
  • The Malvasia grapes which produce malmsey are usually grown in the warmest locations at low altitudes on the south coast, especially around Câmara de Lobos.
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