muscats

Sweet dessert grapes

Muscats is the plural of muscat, a variety of grape known for its sweet, floral aroma and flavor.

Muscat grapes are eaten fresh as table grapes and used to make wines ranging from light and fizzy to rich and fortified: The dessert muscats of southern France are intensely sweet.

The grape family is ancient and widespread, with hundreds of cultivars.

wine

fermentation

Microbial sugar conversion

oenology · terroir · decanting · winemaking · fortified · sparkling · still · dry · sweet · aromatic

grape

vineyard

Grape-growing estate

  • vineTrailing climbing plant
  • bunchGrouped collection of items
  • seedlessLacking inner kernels

table · ripe · juicy · sultana · harvest · tendril · trellis · picking · varietal · cluster

dessert

raisins

Dried grape snack

tart · cake · sorbet · poached · compote · pie · galette · conserve

aromatic

fragrant

Emitting pleasant smell

grapey · rose · lychee · peach · apricot · elderflower · spicy · heady · intense · distinctive

Opposites
grape aromatic intensity

muscatsChardonnay

French white wine grape

grape usage

muscatstable grapes

Grapes for eating fresh

Cabernet Sauvignon · Concord · Sangiovese · Concord grapes

wine sweetness association

muscatsSauvignon Blanc

Green-skinned grape's pale wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

Family

muscat, muscatel

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G