muscat
noun
mus·cat
Ë?mÉ™-ËŒskat 
-skət
1
: muscatel
2
: any of several cultivated grapes used in making wine and raisins
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Made from muscat ottonel— Iglesias notes that the winery owns the only muscat ottonel vines in Uruguay— viognier and ugni blanc grapes, each of which is fermented separately, where the muscat undergoes very short maceration on the skins while the other twog rapes fermet in concrete tanks.
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Cheryl Tiu, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
The earliest crossbreeding probably happened in what is now Israel and Turkey, creating muscat grapes, which are high in sugar—good for eating and fermenting.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
Over 75 different types of grapes are grown here, including cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, tempranillo, grenache, viognier, chenin blanc, sauvignon blanc, muscat canelli and chardonnay.
—Teresa Gubbins, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
Sourcing high quality muscat camellia and muscat Alexander grapes from the West Coast, this lovely wine boasts a medley of mango, peach, lychee and papaya.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 7 May 2024
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Cheryl Tiu, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
The earliest crossbreeding probably happened in what is now Israel and Turkey, creating muscat grapes, which are high in sugar—good for eating and fermenting.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
Over 75 different types of grapes are grown here, including cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, tempranillo, grenache, viognier, chenin blanc, sauvignon blanc, muscat canelli and chardonnay.
—Teresa Gubbins, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
Sourcing high quality muscat camellia and muscat Alexander grapes from the West Coast, this lovely wine boasts a medley of mango, peach, lychee and papaya.
—Jeanette Hurt, Forbes, 7 May 2024
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“Muscat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muscat. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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Muscat
geographical name
Mus·cat
Ë?mÉ™-ËŒskät
-ËŒskat,
-skət
variants
or Masqat
town and port on the Gulf of Oman population 24,893
Note: Muscat is the capital of Oman.
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