sercial
(ˈsɜːsɪəl)
A kind of Madeira wine.
| 1818 Accum Chem. Tests 190. 1851 Redding Mod. Wines (ed. 3) 265 The sercial is said to be the product of the hock grape, transplanted to the island. 1873 St. Pauls Mag. June 637 A glass of his favourite old Sercial. 1882 E. M. Taylor Madeira 75 The principal varieties of wine-making grapes are the following: Malvasia, Bual, Sercial [etc.]. |