Muscadet
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It sits within the topics Loire AOCs and Probus.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- white wine
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Loire-Atlantique
- Country of origin
- France
- Image
- AOC Muscadet, millésime 2004.jpg
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- Commons category
- Muscadet (AOC)
- product certification
- appellation d'origine contrôlée
- inception
- 1937-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate and geography
- Appellations
- Viticulture
- Winemaking
- Sur lie on the wine label
- Wine industry
- Grapes
- Wines
- Food pairing
- Cellaring and service
- See also
- References
thumb|A Muscadet-Sèvre et Maine sur lie wine
Muscadet ( , , ) is a French white wine. It is made at the western end of the Loire Valley, near the city of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region. It is made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, often referred to simply as melon. While most ''appellation d'origine contrôlée wines are named after their growing region, or in Alsace after their variety, the name Muscadet refers to an alleged characteristic of the wine produced by the melon grape variety: vin qui a un goût musqué'' (wine with a musk-like taste). However, according to wine expert Tom Stevenson, Muscadet wines do not have much, if any, muskiness or Muscat-like flavors or aromas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Muscadet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.