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

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024