Malvasia
[mal-vuh-see-uh] /ˌmæl vəˈsi ə/
noun
1.
a sweet grape from which malmsey wine is made.
/ˌmælvəˈsɪə/
noun
1.
another word for malmsey
2.
the type of grape used to make malmsey
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