A strong, sweet white wine formerly produced in Spain and Portugal, popular in England in the 16th-17th centuries.
From Spanish 'Charneca' or 'Xarni,' possibly from Arabic 'charni' or a place name. The wine became fashionable among English merchants and nobles.
Charneco appears in Shakespeare's plays—it was a luxury import that showed off your wealth and continental connections, making it the champagne of Elizabethan England!
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