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It envelops the senses with notes of walnut paste, praline, date, chocolate and a woodsy whisper… SEE SCORE AND REVIEW Photo courtesy Total Wine & More Made from vines dating back to the early 1900s and from a solera blending system that goes back to the 1890s, this is a fortified to fall head-first into. This lightly sweet and complex wine blends floral notes with honey, almond and peach-syrup flavors… SEE SCORE AND REVIEW Photo courtesy VivinoĬhambers Rosewood Vineyards NV Rare Muscat (Rutherglen) $350, Buy on Vivino. Quady 2018 Essensia Orange Muscat (California) $23, Buy on Vivino. The palate is a fantastic combination of vibrant, savory and sweet… SEE SCORE AND REVIEW Photo courtesy Vivino Delicious and enticing, this smooth sparkling dessert wine offers delicate aromas of botanical herbs, white spring flowers and yellow stone fruit. Marenco 2020 Strevi Scrapona (Moscato d’Asti) $21, Buy on Vivino. Made with 100% dried Zibibbo grapes, this iconic dessert wine opens with aromas of mature apricot, acacia honey and orange jam… SEE SCORE AND REVIEW Photo courtesy Vivino The mouthfeel is light but voluminous, like whipped cream, complemented by searing acidity… SEE SCORE AND REVIEW Photo courtesy Vivinoĭonnafugata 2018 Ben Ryè (Passito di Pantelleria) $87, Buy on Vivino. Salinity meets almond and honeysuckle on the nose of this wine. It’s rounded and gentle on the palate… SEE SCORE AND REVIEW Photo courtesy Vivinoĭomaine Charles Baur 2019 Muscat (Alsace) $23, Buy on Vivino. Ripe aromas of white grape, melon and papaya blend with jasmine and lily on the nose. Very fruity and somewhat floral in aroma, this light-bodied wine shows… SEE SCORE AND REVIEW Photo courtesy Vivinoīenvenuto 2020 Zibibbo (Calabria) $24, Buy on Vivino. The palate is similarly solemn, with notes of pear and almond… SEE SCORE AND REVIEW Photo courtesy Total Wine & Moreīarefoot NV Moscato (California) $6, Buy on Total Wine & More. Salinity and a hint of sweet licorice root lead the nose on this wine.

Photo courtesy VivinoĪlbert Boxler 2017 Muscat (Alsace) $46, Buy on Vivino. In California you’ll find a host of low-alcohol, sweet pours made from the variety, often displaying great value. These are unctuously sweet wines that can stand the test of time. Australia’s famous “stickies” from Rutherglen are made from Muscat à Petits Grains. Outside of the Old World, Muscat has found a home in both the southern hemisphere and the U.S.’s west coast. Together they make delicate wines that show the distinct floral and white grape notes, and are often perfect as an aperitif. In Alsace, dry Muscats are typically produced using a blend of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Ottonel. These are delicate, light-bodied sips that play up the variety’s boisterous floral and fruity notes. Elsewhere in Sicily, as well as in Calabria, dry styles of Zibibbo are rare but worth seeking out. It’s made by drying the grapes to remove excess water, concentrating the flavors and sugars to yield a delicious wine rife with marmalade and honey flavors. The most well-known Zibibbo production is Passito di Pantelleria, which is a sweet wine made on a tiny island off Sicily’s southwest coast. This version of Muscat traces its roots back to Egypt. In southern Italy and Sicily, Muscat of Alexandria flourishes, where it is locally called Zibibbo. Light, floral and low in alcohol, the wine is historically said to be the favorite lunch time sip for Italian field workers. Moscato d’Asti has been made for centuries, with records of the wine from as far back as the 13th century in the town of Canelli. This sweet and charming wine is semi- sparkling, or frizzante, meaning it’s more spritzy rather than full-on bubbly. The most famous of the Muscat grapes is Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains or Moscato Bianco, which is used in Piedmont’s Moscato d’Asti.

This highly aromatic wine comes from the Muscat family of grapes, which encompasses an incredible array of grape varieties that can yield pours from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. Think all Moscato is sweet, fruity and cloying? Think again. Read about our blind tasting and review process here.

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