that Marsala is an Italian wine? According to this website, http://www.wineintro.com/types/marsala.html, is in the west section of Sicily, the island near the foot end of
Italy. In 1798 the Sicilians managed to substitute their own wines in
place of the standard rum in an English naval shipment. In those
seafaring days, something had to be done to wine to allow it to last the
long ocean journeys. Brandy was added to allow the wine to last longer and to be more resistant to
temperature changes. These brandy-dosed wines were called "fortified
wines".
Once the British had a taste of Marsala, demand grew quickly. In the United States during Prohibition, things became even more interesting. The typical Marsala bottles made the wine look like medicine. People found that getting Marsala was less risky than other types of wine. While not as popular now for straight drinking, Marsala is still used quite frequently as a cooking wine in Italian dishes.
Once the British had a taste of Marsala, demand grew quickly. In the United States during Prohibition, things became even more interesting. The typical Marsala bottles made the wine look like medicine. People found that getting Marsala was less risky than other types of wine. While not as popular now for straight drinking, Marsala is still used quite frequently as a cooking wine in Italian dishes.
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