a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
the vine bearing this fruit.
any of various grapevines that produce sweet white grapes used for making wine or raisins
another name for muscatel
1570–80; short for muscat wine or grape < Middle French muscat musky < Old Provençal, equivalent to musc (< Late Latin muscus musk ) + -at -ate 1
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The earliest crossbreeding probably happened in what is now Israel and Turkey, creating muscat grapes, which are high in sugar—good for eating and fermenting.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023
The solution is found in Alsace, where dry muscat and asparagus are best friends with shared terroir.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
Maryhill Winery 2019 muscat canelli, Columbia Valley, $19: Visitors to the Maryhill Museum drive near the Gunkel Vineyards, whose grapes go into this fun, off-dry white filled with tropicality.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
This white is 45 percent muscat, 30 percent riesling and 25 percent sémillon.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2022
“Pears and apples and muscat grapes,” said Lee.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Muscat now finds itself caught between the wishes of Washington, and Tehran wants to maintain, above all else, its longstanding reputation as the region's discreet diplomatic middleman.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Tehran has been angered by Oman's announcement of an alternative route through the strait that hugged the Omani shoreline, which Muscat said was in conjunction with the International Maritime Organization.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Having initially withdrawn from the running to replace Russell Martin, he had a change of heart and took the job after the club were unable to secure Steven Gerrard or Kevin Muscat.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
A smaller oil producer and less affluent country than most of its peers in the Persian Gulf, Muscat lacks the muscle inside the Beltway that comes with big business and military contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
What was unusual, though, was that Portman sealed the deal via a videoconference with Maqbool Bin Ali Sultan, Oman’s minister of commerce and industry, who participated virtually from Muscat, the country’s capital.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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