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California Malvasia Bianca

California Malvasia Bianca Wine Details
Price: $12.00 per bottle

Description: This antique varietal is boldly fruity and spicy. A blend of Santa Clara and Madera County fruit, this wine holds its own with Asian or Middle-Eastern foods.

Varietal Definition
Malvasia:
Semi-classic grape cepage of ancient, probably Greek, origin. Widely grown in Italy as distinctive area sub-varieties, such as Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia Istriana etc. Used to produce dry and sweet white, and light red, wines with high alcohol content and residual sugar. Also widely grown in Portugal and the island of Madeira where the important wine-name Malmsey is an English word corruption of Malvasia.


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