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muscatel
n.
grape of the muscat; muscat wine
Muscat (grape)
The
Muscat family of grapes include over 200
grape varieties belonging to the
Vitis vinifera species that have been used in
wine production and as
raisin and
table grapes around the globe for many centuries. Their
colors ranges from white (such as
Muscat Ottonel), to yellow (
Moscato Giallo), to pink (Moscato rosa del Trentino) to near black (
Muscat Hamburg). Muscat grapes and wines almost always have a pronounced sweet floral
aroma. The breadth and number of varieties of Muscat suggest that it is perhaps the oldest domesticated grape variety, and there are theories that most families within the
Vitis vinifera grape variety are descended from the Muscat variety.
muscatel
Noun
1. wine from muscat grapes
(synonym) muscat, muscadel, muscadelle
(hypernym) fortified wine
(substance-holonym) muscat, muscat grape
2. sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
(synonym) muscat, muscat grape
(hypernym) vinifera grape
(substance-meronym) muscat, muscadel, muscadelle
Muscatel
(n.)
Finest raisins, dried on the vine; "sun raisins."
(n.)
A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine, made in Italy, Spain, and France.
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat grapes or similar grapes; a muscatel grapes; muscatel wine, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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