SC - 16th Century recipes a few questions

[Valoise Armstrong]

Bear wrote:
> Modernly, Malavosia is a white wine with a nice golden color and a delicate
> but full flavor.  This wine has been known by versions of the name Malvasia
> for centuries.  Malmsey is a recent name, thanks to the British.  True
> Malvasia from Madeira is hard to find, but there are some California
> vintages made from Malvasian grapes.

> If Sabina Welser refers to a sweet red wine as Malavosia, she is probably
> using the term as a synonym for Madeira, a generic term for wines produced
> in the Madeiras.

No, like I said, I don't know wine. Somewhere I got it in my head that
Malavosia was a red, but I'm sure that's my mistake. 

Valoise