muscat
Sweet wine grape
Muscat is a variety of grape known for its sweet, floral, musky aroma.
The name covers a large family of grapes used for wine, raisins, and table grapes.
Muscat wines range from light and fizzy to rich and fortified: a glass of muscat with dessert.
The grape's distinctive perfumed quality makes it one of the oldest cultivated varieties. (Capitalized Muscat is the capital of Oman.)
Grape-growing estate
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- varietalSingle-grape wine type
- harvestGathering mature crops
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
trellis · ripening · pruning · arbor · seedless · bunches · rootstock · canopy
vineyard
Grape-growing estate
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- varietalSingle-grape wine type
- harvestGathering mature crops
terroir · trellis · ripening · pruning · arbor · seedless · bunches · rootstock · canopy · phenolics
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- vintnerProducer of fermented grape beverages
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
oenology · tannins · bouquet · sweetness · floral · aromatic · golden · sparkling · decant · cellar
fragrant
Emitting pleasant smell
perfumed · bouquet · elderflower · lychee · aromatic · heady · distinctive · nose · essence
- grape varietieschardonnay, Riesling, merlot, Grenache, pinot noir
- winered wine, white wine, cabernet, chardonnay, merlot
- winesred wine, white wine, merlot, chardonnay, cabernet
- white wines
- Japanese fruitsyuzu, momo, biwa, Fuji apple, Japanese plum