muscatel
n.
grape of the muscat; muscat wine
Muscat (grape and wine)
The muscat family of
grapes of the species
Vitis vinifera is widely grown for
wine,
raisins and
table grapes. They range in color from white to almost black, but almost always have a pronounced sweet floral aroma. Muscat grapes are grown around the world in
Bulgaria,
Romania,
Italy,
Israel,
France,
Portugal,
Greece,
Spain,
Australia,
California,
Hungary,
Canada,
Turkey and other places. The breadth and number of varieties of muscat suggest that it is very old, perhaps the oldest domesticated grape variety. There are theories that most families within the Vitis vinifera grape family are descended from the Muscat family.
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muscatel
Noun
1. wine from muscat grapes
(synonym) muscat, muscadel, muscadelle
(hypernym) fortified wine
(substance-holonym) muscat, muscat grape
2. sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
(synonym) muscat, muscat grape
(hypernym) vinifera grape
(substance-meronym) muscat, muscadel, muscadelle
Muscatel
(n.)
Finest raisins, dried on the vine; "sun raisins."
(n.)
A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine, made in Italy, Spain, and France.
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat grapes or similar grapes; a muscatel grapes; muscatel wine, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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