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.

Malvasia Istriana is also found in the Colli Piacentini region of Emilia where it is used to make sparkling wine known locally as champagnino or " little Champagne ".

In 2004, there was nearly 18, 533 acres ( 7500 ha ) of Malvasia Fina grown in Portugal where it is also known as Boal ( though it is most likely not related to the grape Bual which is used to produce the Boal style of Madeira ).

Presently, however, " Malvasia " generally refers to unfortified white table or dessert wines produced from this grape, while " Malmsey " refers to a sweet variety of Madeira wine, though the latter are also sometimes called " Malvasia " or " Malvazia ".

An Italian study published in 2008 using DNA typing showed a close genetic relationship between Garganega on the one hand and seven other Italian grape varieties on the other hand: Albana, Catarratto, Empibotte, Greco Bianco del Pollino, Malvasia di Candia a Sapore Semplice, Marzemina Bianca, and Trebbiano Toscano ( also known as Ugni Blanc ).

Garganega is also known under the synonyms D ' Oro, Decanico, Dorana di Venetia, Garganega Comune, Garganega di Gambellara, Garganega Gentile, Garganega Grossa, Garganega Piramidale, Garganega Veronese, Gracanico Dorato, Grecani, Grecanico, Grecanico Bianco, Grecanico Dorato, Grecanicu Biancu, Grecanio, Greccanico, Lizzara, Malvasia de Manresa, Ora, Oro, Ostesa, Ostesona, and Recanicu.

Papal forces also included commanders Achille d ' Étampes de Valençay and Maquis Cornelio Malvasia.

The name " Malvasia " is generally thought to derive from Monemvasia, a Venetian fortress on the coast of Laconia, known in Italian as " Malvasia "; this port would have acted as a trading center for wine produced in the eastern Peloponnese and perhaps in some of the Cyclades.

During the Middle Ages, the Venetians became so prolific in the trading of " Malvasia wine " that merchant wine shops in Venice were known as malvasie.

In western Europe, a common variety of Malvasia is known as Malvasia Bianca di Candia ( white malmsey of Crete ), from its reputed origin in that area.

One notable exception is the variety known as Malvasia di Candia which is a distinctly different sub-variety of Malvasia.

In Portugal, there are no fewer than 12 varieties known as " Malvasia " which may or may not be related to true Malvasia.

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.

Malvasia Corada is a synonym used in the Douro for an obscure white wine grape variety known as Vital that may or may not be related to true Malvasia.

The various varieties of Malvasia are known under a wide range of synonyms including Malvasier in Germany, Malvazija and Malvazia in Eastern Europe.

Bobbio is located at the foot of Ligurian Apennines, in the territory known as Colli Piacentini, near DOC for the production of typical wines such as Gutturnio, Trebbianino Trebbia Val, Barbera, Bonarda, Ortrugo, Malvasia, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot ( other: Riesling, Dolcetto, Muscat and Merlot ).

Most of the Boal grown on Madeira is more fully known as Boal Cachudo ( a synonym for the Spanish variety Doña Blanca, though the two may be different grapes ), which has been shown by DNA profiling to be identical to the Malvasia Fina grown in the Douro valley.

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.

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.

" Malvasia " or " Malvazia " is occasionally used by some companies for non-vintage Madeiras, especially those primarily marketed to Portuguese-speaking countries.

DNA analysis does, however, suggest that the Athiri wine grape ( a variety widely planted throughout Greece ) is ancestral to Malvasia.

Malvasia Bianca is grown widely throughout the world in places like Italy, the San Joaquin Valley of California, the Greek Islands of Paros and Syros, the Canary Islands, Rioja and Navarra.

Throughout central Italy, Malvasia is often blended with Trebbiano to add flavor and texture to the wine.

While most varieties of Malvasia produce white wine, Malvasia Nera is a red wine variety that is used primarily as a blending grape in Italy, being valued for the dark color and aromatic qualities it can add to a wine.

The Piedmont region is the only significant produce to make varietal Malvasia Nera with two DOC zones covering less than 250 acres ( 100 hectares )- Malvasia di Casorzo and Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco.

The Lazio region of Frascati is the source of the majority of plantings of Malvasia di Candia, a distinct sub-variety of Malvasia that is not part of the Malvasia Bianca branch of the grape family.

The grape varieties destined for sweeter wines – Boal and Malvasia – are often fermented on their skins to leach more phenols from the grapes to balance the sweetness of the wine.

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.

Given the broad expanse of the Malvasia family, generalizations about the Malvasia wine are difficult to pin point.

Since 2006, the use of white grape varieties such as Malvasia and Trebbiano have been prohibited in Chianti Classico.

But towards the end of 20th century, some producers started a renewed focus on quality — ripping out the hybrid and American vines and replanting with the " noble grape " varieties of Sercial, Verdelho, Bual and Malvasia.

The four major grape varieties used for Medeira production are ( from sweetest to driest ) Malvasia, Bual, Verdelho, and Sercial.

The Monemvasia grape was long thought to be ancestral to the western European Malvasia varieties, but recent DNA analysis does not suggest a close relationship between Monemvasia and any Malvasia varieties.

In the 19th century and early 20th century, sweet passito style dessert wines made from the Malvasia grape were held in high esteem and considered among Italy's finest wines.

A Malmsey Madeira made from the white Malvasia Candida grape.

Malvasia Fina is found in the Douro where it is a permitted grape in the production of white Port.

Malvasia da Trincheira is a synonym used in the Douro for the white Port grape Folgasão that may or may not be related to true Malvasia.

His recipe called for 70 % Sangiovese, 15 % Canaiolo, 10 % Malvasia ( later amended to include Trebbiano ) and 5 % other local red varieties.

Grape varieties in this family include Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia di Schierano, Malvasia Negra, Malvasia Nera, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and a number of other varieties.

Most varieties of Malvasia are closely related to Malvasia Bianca.

Today only a few dedicated producers are still making these Malvasia dessert wines from local varieties including the Malvasia di Grottaferrata in Lazio, Malvasia di Bosa and Malvasia di Planurgia in Sardinia.