How to Use muscat in a Sentence

muscat

noun
  • The wine is 60 percent chenin blanc, with the rest chardonnay and muscat.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 19 July 2019
  • Muscat wine tastes just the like the sweet and floral muscat grapes that produce it.
    Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Another must-order is the gateau basque ($35), a hybrid of cake, pie and tart that goes great with tea or a glass of muscat.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • The muscat is aged to be off-dry, producing a lighter version of the almost syrupy sweet standard.
    Emily Spicer, San Antonio Express-News, 4 June 2018
  • A plate of razor clams showered with garlicky bread crumbs and glasses of cold muscat land on the table before the menu even arrives.
    Katherine Wheelock, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2017
  • One, the Jolie-Laide, gives an indication of its blend on the label, with grenache and syrah written in big letters, and viognier and muscat d’Alexandria in a subordinate font.
    Eric Asimov, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The eye-catching mansion is surrounded by lawns, gardens, ponds and rows of chardonnay, Viognier, muscat, merlot, Syrah and Pinot noir vines.
    oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2021
  • The variety is zibibbo, a Sicilian name for muscat of Alexandria.
    Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Orange muscat is a white grape variety that has been gaining in popularity the last few years.
    Todd Haefer, The (appleton, USA TODAY, 4 June 2017
  • And some imports are simply superb, like flavorful pink seedless muscat grapes from Chile, now in season.
    David Karp, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Distilled from the thick-skinned muscat grape and rested in stainless steel for nine months, this fresh, spicy floral spirit lends itself perfectly to bright, citrusy cocktails.
    John Debary, Bloomberg.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Several stacks of grape crates — alicante, grenache, muscat — usually sit just outside the store, ready for purchase.
    Arielle Dollinger, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Such grand crus abound for riesling, gewürztraminer, pinot gris and muscat, but silvaner from Zotzenberg earned the right to that status only after local growers put up a battle.
    Eric Asimov, New York Times, 10 May 2018
  • If the combination of prosciutto and melon rings your chimes, try prosciutto with any of many other sweet or ripe fruits: mango, papaya, stone fruit (peach, plum, apricot, nectarine), pineapple, orange, muscat grapes, kiwi, star fruit, and so on.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 23 July 2019
  • For example, the Engelgarten wines — from a gravelly terroir where muscat, pinot gris, pinot noir and riesling grow together — are generally dry, earthy and savory.
    Eric Asimov, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2017

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