malmsey
9.9
A sweet wine from Madeira made from Malvasia grapes
- noun
- /ˈmɔːmzi/
:
malvasía
- The chef recommended pairing the chocolate cake with a fine malmsey to enhance the flavors.
Examples
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At the dinner party, everyone raved about the delightful malmsey served with the fruit platter.
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Better than malmseys and other sweet nothings that so many fools favor.
Fiction book (1992) -
For dessert, we enjoyed a glass of malmsey, savoring its rich sweetness.
Synonyms
muscatel
vsmalmsey
1
9.8
A sweet wine with a strong, fruity smell
is the island-made sweet type from Malvasia grapes
muscat
vsmalmsey
7.8
A sweet wine made from fragrant grapes that smells strongly of flowers
is the island-made sweet type from Malvasia grapes
9.9
A sweet wine made from Muscat grapes, often from South Africa
is the island-made sweet type from Malvasia grapes
Madeira
vsmalmsey
5.6
A strong sweet wine from the Madeira Islands often served with dessert
is the island-made sweet type from Malvasia grapes
9.3
A sweet white wine that comes from the Canary Islands
is the island-made sweet type from Malvasia grapes
How Sweet
malmsey
9.9
dessert wine
1
3.7
1
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word malmsey comes from the grape name Malvasia, which itself was named after a Greek town called Monemvasia. Because it comes from that sweet grape, malmsey means a 'sweet' wine often served with dessert.