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Madeira vs Malmsey - What's the difference?

madeira | malmsey |

As nouns the difference between madeira and malmsey

is that madeira is a type of fortified wine produced on that island while malmsey is a sweet, fortified wine made in madeira, originally from the malvasia grape.

As a proper noun madeira

is island in the atlantic ocean and an autonomous region of portugal.

madeira

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • Island in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.

    • Derived terms

    * Madeira cake/madeira cake * Madeiran * maderize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of fortified wine produced on that island.

    • malmsey

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sweet, fortified wine made in Madeira, originally from the malvasia grape.