[Sca-cooks] Fw: [EKCooksGuild] wyne greke

[Terry Decker]

Sherries are fortified.  Malvasians (malmseys) are also fortified, but there
are some American vineyards making unfortified wine from Malvasian grapes.
Malvasian wine (probably unfortified) was originally produced in Greece
(funny thing that) and the fortified wine is now made in Madeira.  The
grapes have travelled a little so Italian manufacture is possible.

Bear


>My recollection is that "Greek wine" is a term used in English medieval
>cooking for a sweet wine.
>
>Okay, I just checked.  In the glossary to "Curye On Inglysch" it says that
>"wyne greke" was a term for a kind of sweet wine, that actually came from
>Italy, not Greece.  I'd be inclined to use something like a sweet sherry.
>
>
>Brighid ni Chiarain *** mka Robin Carroll-Mann