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Malmsey is associated in English history with the death of George, Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV, who was executed in 1478 for plotting treason against his brother.
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Malmsey and is
He is also remembered as the character in William Shakespeare's play Richard III who was drowned in a vat of Malmsey wine.
Another possibility is that George's remains were sent to the abbey in a barrel of Malmsey, as Horatio Nelson's were sent home in a barrel of brandy.
In Shakespeare's Richard III he is stabbed by one of the Murderers after he convinces the other not to stab him, and then drowned in a vat of Malmsey, though off-stage.
In the past, the names Malvasia, Malvazia, and Malmsey have been used interchangeably for Malvasia-based wines ; however, in modern oenology, " Malmsey " is now used almost exclusively for a sweet variety of Madeira wine made from the Malvasia grape.
Madeira from Bual is typically less sweet than that from Malmsey, but more sweet than Sercial or Verdelho.
Malmsey and with
Like other Madeiras made from the noble grape varieties, the Malvasia grape used in Malmsey production has naturally high levels of acidity in the wine, which balances with the high sugar levels so the wines do not taste cloyingly sweet.
This changed when Portugal entered the European Union in 1986 ; EU regulations required that any wine bearing the name " Malmsey " be made with at least 85 % Malvasia grapes.
Even further confusion results from the fact that vintage-dated Malmseys are often labeled " Malvasia " or " Malvazia ", probably because the relatively rare vintage Malvasias were always made with Malvasia grapes even when most non-vintage " Malmsey " was being made from lesser varieties.
Malmsey and Duke
When the Duke of Clarence was executed in 1478 for treason ( supposedly by being drowned in a vat of Malmsey wine ), the title was forfeit.
Malmsey and Clarence
In 1478, Clarence was eventually found guilty of plotting against Edward, imprisoned in the Tower of London and privately executed on 18 February 1478: according to a long standing tradition he was " drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine ".
Clarence was reported to have " drowned in a butt of Malmsey "; generally considered as a jovial reference to his heavy drinking although he could possibly have died this way.
Eventually, one murderer gives in to his conscience and does not participate, but the other killer stabs Clarence and drowns him in " the Malmsey butt within ".
Malmsey and was
) Following his conviction, he was " privately executed " at the Tower on 18 February 1478, and the tradition grew up that he was drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine.
In any case, Malmsey was one of the three major wines exported from Greece in medieval times.
Further confusion resulted from the fact that, in the recent past, the term " Malmsey " referred to any very sweet Madeira wine, regardless of the grape variety from which it was made.
As a result, most non-vintage-dated " Malmsey " was made from the widely grown Tinta Negra Mole or even from fox grape varieties.
The town was fairly prosperous under Venetian rule until the peace of 1502-3, in which it lost its farm lands, source of its food supply and of Malmsey wine.
Malmsey and for
When the Bourbon rule collapsed in 1860 ( see Francis II of the Two Sicilies ) a British man named James Stevenson bought the northern part of the island, built a villa, reopened the local mines and planted vineyards for grapes that would later be used to make Malmsey wine.
It remained part of the Byzantine empire until 1460, becoming the seat of an Imperial governor, a landing place for Imperial operations against the Franks, the main port of shipment ( if not always production ) for Malmsey wine, and one of the most dangerous lairs of corsairs in the Levant.
Malmsey and .
Malvasia ( also known as Malmsey or Malvazia ) grape variety.
* Malvasia ( also known as Malmsey or Malvazia ) has its fermentation halted when its sugars are between 3. 5 and 6. 5 ° Baumé.
A Malmsey Madeira made from the white Malvasia Candida grape.
Malvasia Candida ( different from the variety known as Malvasia di Candia ) has been historically grown on the island of Madeira being used to produce the sweetest style of Madeira wine known Malmsey.
In the past, the names " Malvasia " and " Malmsey " have been used interchangeably.
In one of his entries, about his visit to Modone on Peloponnese, he wrote about the bounty of good quality wines made from Malmsey, Muscatel and Rumney varieties.
He allegedly met his end ( according to William Shakespeare ) by being drowned in a butt of Malmsey.
Its Italian form, Malvasia, gave its name to Malmsey wine.
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