Malvasia Malmsey was one of the three major wines exported from Greece in medieval times. (For other examples, see Rumney wine and Cretan wine). It is alleged that when Edward IV of England convicted his brother, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, of high treason, his private execution consisted of being "drowned in a butt of Malmsey wine," which is dramatized in Shakespeare's "Richard III". Both Monemvasia and Candia have lent their names to modern grape varieties. In Greece, there is a variety known as Monemvasia, evidently named after the port, though now grown primarily in the Cyclades. In western Europe,
Gizz Butt Gizz Butt Gizz Butt (born Graham Anthony Butt; 3 August 1966 in Manchester, England) is a British musician, best known for being the live guitarist for the band The Prodigy in the late 1990s . His own band Janus Stark from the same era, enjoyed a minor hit with the song "Every Little Thing Counts" from the album "The Great Adventure Cigar" Butt acquired the nickname "Gizz" from the character of 'Gizzard Puke' who appeared on "The Kenny Everett Show". Coming from a musical background, Butt began playing the guitar at the age of eleven, taking lessons with a jazz