A WHITE GRAPE
Muscat
What Muscat tastes like
Muscat is a white grape that appears in 28 of the appellations in our table. Where it is grown at its best known, the style is described this way: site-specific, aromatic, often off-dry to sweet at GC level. Combines Burgundian site-specificity with German varietal labeling.
Where Muscat grows
Our appellations table names Muscat in 28 wine regions. The ones with the most wines in our database are Alsace (France), Tokaji (Hungary), Moscato d'Asti (Italy), Tokaj (Hungary), Südsteiermark (Austria), Tenerife (Spain), Emilia-Romagna (Italy), Roussillon (France), Bodrogkeresztúr (Hungary), Tarcal (Hungary), Asti (Italy) and Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Spain).
Muscat is grown well beyond that list: 16 more appellations name it as a main grape, which is part of why one bottle can taste so different from the next.
How the place changes the glass
- Alsace (France): Site-specific, aromatic, often off-dry to sweet at GC level. Combines Burgundian site-specificity with German varietal labeling. Climate: dry, sunny (rain shadow of Vosges mountains).
- Tokaji (Hungary): Dessert wines ranging from dry to intensely sweet with extraordinary complexity, concentration, and ageability. Climate: warm, continental with autumn fog and frost.
- Tokaj (Hungary): Legendary noble-rot desserts (Aszú, Essencia) and increasingly refined dry expressions showcasing mineral complexity. Climate: temperate continental, humid autumns, warm summers.
- Roussillon (France): Rustic, warm, full-bodied reds; distinctive oxidative fortified wines (Grenache Rancio); fresh whites. Climate: hot, dry Mediterranean with strong Tramontane winds.
What to eat with Muscat
- In Alsace: Choucroute (Riesling), Munster cheese (Gewurztraminer), foie gras (Pinot Gris VT).
- In Tokaji: Foie gras, blue cheese, dried fruits, custard tart, Asian cuisine.
- In Tokaj: Foie gras, Roquefort, apricot tart, blue cheese, spiced pumpkin.
Muscat in our cellar
The appellations above account for about 1,321 Muscat wines in the Sommurai database, which is how we know which regions pour it most.
Grapes to try next
If you like Muscat, these white grapes are worth a glass: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chenin Blanc and Albarino.
Quick answers
Where is Muscat grown?
Our appellations table names Muscat in 28 wine regions, including Alsace (France), Tokaji (Hungary), Moscato d'Asti (Italy), Tokaj (Hungary) and Südsteiermark (Austria).
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