A sweet Italian wine from Sicily that is often used in cooking, especially in desserts like tiramisu.
From Marsala, a city in Sicily, Italy. The wine has been produced there since the 1700s and takes its name from its geographic origin.
Marsala became famous in English-speaking countries largely because of tiramisu's popularity starting in the 1980s—one Italian dessert made an entire wine category internationally recognizable!
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