Malvasia companies occasionally use the name "Malvasia" or "Malvazia" for non-vintage Madeiras, especially those primarily marketed to Portuguese-speaking countries. English historical tradition associates Malmsey wine with the death of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV of England. Following his conviction for treason, he was "privately executed" at the Tower on 18 February 1478, by tradition in the Bowyer Tower, and soon after the event, the rumour gained ground that he was drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine. Malvasia Malvasia (, also known as Malvazia) is a group of wine grape varieties grown historically in the
Butt-Numb-A-Thon Butt-Numb-A-Thon The Butt-Numb-A-Thon (also known as BNAT) was an annual film marathon held every December since 1999 in Austin, Texas. It was hosted by Harry Knowles of the Ain't It Cool News website in celebration of his birthday. This mini-festival showed 24 hours of vintage films as well as premieres. Following revelations of sexual assault accusations against Knowles in September 2017, the festival ceased. The marathon was invite-only via an application process. Before BNAT 5 in 2003, there were typically two ways to gain admittance – one for Austin residents that usually involved some event (such as BNAT 4 in