What it is
A sweet hydroalcoholic cooked-must wine-drink from Guardia Sanframondi, amber and liquor-like, made from late-harvest local white grapes.
Origin place card
The official sheet fixes it at Guardia Sanframondi, with traditional cellars dug into calcareous subsoil.
Verified history
Historical depth remains limited; the direct-read source supports identity/core product description but not deeper archival history.
Ingredients
del prodotto Bevanda idroalcolica ottenuta partendo da uve locali a bacca bianca, del tipo "Agostinella" ma anche Malvasia di Candia e Moscato di Baselice raccolte a maturità molto avanzata, lasciando fermentare il mosto previa
Method
, condizionamento, stagionatura Bevanda idroalcolica ottenuta partendo da uve locali a bacca bianca, del tipo "Agostinella" ma anche Malvasia di Candia e Moscato di Baselice raccolte a maturità molto avanzata, concentrando, per bollitura, una
Why travel for it
Guardia Sanframondi’s underground cellars become the destination, not only the bottle.
Recreate-it pathway
Use as a cellar-method article, not a casual home recipe.
Fieldwork questions
What does the name Malaca mean locally? Which cellars still age it three years?
Photo brief
Open copper kettle, amber must, underground calcareous cellar, small barrel.