Couch potato 2010 Saint Michel Blanc Perlé, Gaillac A distinctive South-West blend of loin de l'oeil, muscadelle and mauzac, this dry white comes with a refreshing spritz (hence perlé) and a dry, citrus-crisp tang.
What's more, there are all manner of variations on the name muscat, some related, like gelber muskateller (muscat blanc à petits grains in German), moschato mazas (the same in Greek) and zibibbo (muscat of Alexandria in Sicilian), and many not related, like Muscadet, moschofilero, muscadelle, muscardin and muscadine.
(An even better Washington white blend is the sauvignon, sémillon and muscadelle from Buty Winery, an accomplished producer whose wines aren't in Woodinville but were on the list at Willows Inn when I dined there).
But it does tend to keep the prices down on wines such as this delicious concoction of semillon, sauvignon blanc and muscadelle which, with its marmalade and blossom honey flavours and perky acidity, could be twice the price.
Israel is a homeland for emerald riesling, which is not a true riesling but a marriage, arranged at the University of California at Davis in the 1940's, of German riesling -- the Schiller of European white-wine grapes -- and muscadelle, a supporting actor in Bordeaux.
Tokay, unrelated to the famous Hungarian wine, comes from muscadelle, a grape that lends fragrance to Sauternes.
Lamothe's bone-dry version, blended from sauvignon blanc, sémillon and muscadelle grapes, pretty much typifies the genre at its best.
Israel is a diaspora for emerald riesling, which is not a true riesling but a marriage, arranged at the University of California at Davis in the 1940's, of German riesling -- the Schiller of European white-wine grapes -- and muscadelle, a supporting actor in Bordeaux.
It can be a magnificent, naturally sweet dessert wine, either on its own or, as it is in Sauternes, artfully blended with other grapes, usually semillon and muscadelle.
This wine, made from pinot noir, muscadelle, chenin blanc and sémillon grapes, is nifty for buffets and big parties.
Along with sauvignon blanc, which must be at least 25percentt of the blend, a tiny bit of muscadelle and sauvignon gris may be included, too.
