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What is the name of the famous sweet wine whose fame was established by the English merchant John Woodhouse?
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Marsala
DOC area for fortified wine in the Italian region of Sicily. It is one of the most famous dessert wines in the world and is named after the port city of the same name (Arabic Marsah-el-Allah = port or gate of God) in the province of Trapani. The zone, with over 5,000 hectares of vines, covers the entire province of Trapani, with the exception of the island of Pantelleria, which is off the coast of Sicily and belongs to it, as well as the municipalities of Alcamo and Favignana. In 1770, the English merchant and wine expert John Woodhouse came to Marsala and began exporting Sicilian wines to England...
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