Moscato wine evokes strong opinions among oenophiles—they adore its sweet fruit aroma or can’t stand it one bit. Whether sipped as an aperitif or dessert wine, mixed into cocktails for fizz, poached ...

Close your eyes and imagine an orange grove in bloom — the heady perfume of citrus blossoms drawing you in like a honeybee to nectar. That’s the experience of drinking Muscat Blancà Petits Grains, an ...

Lately, there has been a good deal of ink devoted to a sweeter, straightforward, easy-to-drink varietal that is a good aperitif and pairs with lighter fare. That varietal, known as Muscat Blanc, ...

Muscat seems to have almost everything going against it, and yet this ancient and noble grape manages to overcome the fickle winds of commerce and fashion to reclaim a place in the hearts of every ...

As a wine noob in 2006, one of the first bottles I sampled was a Chenin blanc. I was expecting the fermented grape juice to taste somewhat like the fruit, but it felt more like tongue-searing acid.