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Muscat
white grape · also Moscato, Moscatel, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains Asti / Moscato d'Asti; Alsace; Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise serve 6–8 °C ages 1–3 years
Muscat is a white grape: medium-bodied, gentle acidity, usually medium sweet. 84 Muscat wines from £1.99. Typical aromas: grape, orange blossom, rose, honey, musk.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Muscat sweet or dry?
Usually medium sweet. dry (Alsace) → lightly sweet sparkling (Moscato d'Asti, 5–7% abv) → fortified sweet (Beaumes-de-Venise, Rutherglen)
What goes with it
fruit desserts, pavlova, brunch, mild blue cheese, spicy food (off-dry). grapey sweetness with fruit
Where it grows
Asti / Moscato d'Asti, Italy — sweet, frizzante, low alcohol
Alsace, France — dry, aromatic
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, France — fortified, fresh
Rutherglen, Australia — fortified, oxidative, toffee
If you like Muscat
84 Muscat wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred