malvoisie

[ mal-voi-zee, -vuh- ]

/ ˈmæl vɔɪ zi, -və- /

malmsey wine.

the malvasia grape.

Origin of malvoisie

1350–1400; < French; replacing Middle English malvesie < Middle French < Italian malvasia. See malmsey, malvasia

malvern, malvern hill, malversation, malvinas, malvine, malvoisie, malwa, malware, malé, mam, mama

That treacherous little baggage is safe locked into the cellar, whither I lured her to find some malvoisie for the rascaille crew.

Grisly Grisell |Charlotte M. Yonge
They were a merry company of knights and dames, just risen from supper and Malvoisie.

The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci |Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
But a sight of thy lovely daughter had been more sweet to us young bloods than a whole vintage of Malvoisie.

The Fair Maid of Perth |Sir Walter Scott
Frdrique paused to moisten her lips with malvoisie, and I turned my face so that I could see her better.

Frdrique; vol. 1 |Charles Paul de Kock

His wine he takes hot when the nights are cold, malvoisie or vernage, with as much spice as would cover the thumb-nail.

The White Company |Arthur Conan Doyle

malvoisie

/ (ˈmælvɔɪzɪ, -və-) /

an amber dessert wine made in France, similar to malmsey

C14: via Old French from Italian Malvasia, from Greek Monembasia; see malmsey