Malaga

/məˈlɑɡə/ noun

Definition

A sweet, dark wine that comes from the Málaga region in southern Spain.

Etymology

Named after the port city of Málaga in Andalusia, Spain. This wine became famous in the 16th-17th centuries when Spanish merchants exported it across Europe, and the city's name became the word for the wine itself.

Kelly Says

Malaga wine was so popular in Renaissance Europe that it became one of the first foods to be named after its geographic origin—setting a trend we still follow today with Champagne, Bordeaux, and Prosecco!

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