Muscat

**Muscat** is a white grape, or rather a large and ancient family of related varieties grown around the Mediterranean and far beyond, unmistakable for its intensely grapey, floral perfume — one of the few grapes whose wine actually smells of fresh grapes. **In the glass** — expect exuberant aromas of orange blossom, rose, ripe grape and citrus, in styles ranging from bone-dry to gently sparkling to richly sweet and fortified. **Where it grows** — the finest, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, features in France's Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, Italy's Asti, Greece's Samos and Australia's dark fortified Rutherglen Muscats. Muscat of Alexandria and other family members are planted widely across warm regions worldwide. **At the table** — sweet Muscats are delightful with fruit desserts and pastries. **Cellaring** — dry and lightly sparkling styles are best young; the fortified and richly sweet versions can age for decades.

Wines

• Almond — Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants
• Alto — Famille Duret
• Andante — Cave de Ribeauvillé
• Blanc Perle — Cave Kouroum
• Blanc de Blancs — Francis Coppola
• Bloody Muscat In Natura — Weingut Schödl
• Château L'Esparrou — Château L'Esparrou
• Crémant de Die Brut — Poulet & Fils
• Cuvée Espérance — Alexandre Arbogast
• Ganzeracker Tout un Acre — Achillée
• Gentil "Hugel" — Hugel
• Gessamí — Gramona
• Guttestreker Vino Fanciullesco Bianco — LHV San Vito
• Kalkundkiesel — Claus Preisinger
• Katzenthal Gentil D'Alsace — Meyer-Fonné
• La Femme Française Moëlleux — Château Marmorières
• Le Péché d'Emilie — Alain Ignace
• Le Scarabée Skintouch — Binner
• Les Terres Blondes Muscat Sec — Alain Ignace
• Les larmes de sanglier — Gilles Azzoni