Muscat grapes are used in a variety of wine styles, from off-dry to sweet to dessert wines. These Muscat grapes, with their mantle of snow, wait to be picked and made into ice wine for Washington State’s Upland Winery. PHOTO COURTESY OF TODD NEWHOUSE The overnight popularity of Moscato wines caught many in the wine world by surprise, likely because the variety is not new, but one of the oldest around. The Muscat grape is believed to be the most ancient of domesticated grape varieties, in part because there are more than 150 Muscat varieties and derivatives grown around the […]
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