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 (name) in 1675, John Butt who settled in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, in 1706 and Joseph Butt settled in Crockers Bay, Newfoundland, in the same year. The Butt family is claimed to be originally from the village named But in Normandy, France and is patronymic in origin. An early reference to a related surname dates back to 1266 where Conrad Dictus Butze is registered in Freiburg, Germany. Butt (name) Butt is a German and an English surname whose origins lie in the South West peninsula region of England. The surname Butt or Butts is said to be derived from the French word