Muscadet
Americannoun
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a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
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a dry white wine made from this grape.
noun
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a white grape, grown esp in the Loire valley, used for making wine
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any of various dry white wines made from this grape
Etymology
Origin of Muscadet
< French muscadet, Middle French: wine with musklike taste; see muscatel, -et
Example Sentences
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Like Muscadet, this is a wine with a lot of seaside influence with body, also often intensified by lees contact.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023
Melon is the grape of Muscadet, but this compelling wine is not the typical clean, crisp white of the region at the western end of the Loire Valley.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
We select a lovely Muscadet French wine to accompany the main course, which for me is the scallop entree, prepped to perfection.
From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2017
So, some trophies: Current vintages of Chateau de Breze’s Saumur Clos de la Rue is here, as is the Muscadet “Gaia” from Jerome Bretaudeau; both rarities, and we haven’t even left the Loire Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2017
Madame Manec pours sherry or cider or Muscadet; someone sits stationed by the door to serve as sentry.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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