muscatel
noun[CorU]
(alsoMuscatel)uk/ˌmʌs.kəˈtel/us/məs.kəˈtel/asweetwinemade frommuscatgrapes:
a half-bottle ofsweetmuscatel
Thistownis very much thecentreoflargemass-producingvineyards,includingMuscatels.
atypeofgrape(= asmall, round,greenorpurplefruit), orlargeraisin(=driedgrape)made from thistypeofgrape:
Ireplacedthesultanasin therecipewith muscatels.
With thecheesethere were muscatelgrapes,crackers, andsaltedalmonds.
- Thecompanystartedwithdessertwines, likeport,sherry, and muscatel.
- AnumberoftraditionalbarsservethesweetMálagawinemade from muscatelgrapesanddispensedfromhugebarrels.
- Dates, muscatels,figs, andsultanasallworkwell here.
Wines & winemaking
- -bodied
- ageworthy
- amontillado
- blender
- blush
- corkage
- fizz
- fruitiness
- full-bodied
- grape
- hock
- jeroboam
- Lambrusco
- plonk
- plummy
- spumante
- super-smooth
- table wine
- terroir
- ultra-dry
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Types of fruit