The muscat family of grapes of the species Vitis vinifera are 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 Romania, Italy, France, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Australia, California, Hungary, Canada and other places. The breadth and number of varieties of muscat suggest that it is very old, perhaps the oldest domesticated grape variety. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A glass of red wine Wine is an alcoholic beverage that is made by fermenting grapes or grape juice. ... Raisins are dried grapes. ... Missing image Image:Ripe grapes thumbnail. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ...

A variety of muscat is one of only three grapes allowed for making sherry. Pisco is a brandy made in Peru from muscat grapes. Metaxa is a brandy liqueur from Greece which uses muscat wine. Australia uses muscat grapes to make a fortified wine of the same name. Muscat grapes are one of the major varieties grown for wine in Chile. Moscatel is also widely grown in Portugal. Sherry solera Sherry is a type of wine originally produced in and around the town of Jerez, Spain. ... Some bottles of pisco Pisco is a liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of South America. ... Brandy pot stills at the Van Ryn Brandy Cellar near Stellenbosch, South Africa For the singer and actress, see Brandy Norwood. ... Metaxa is a Greek liqueur invented by Spyros Metaxa in 1888. ... A liqueur is a sweet alcoholic beverage, often flavored with fruits, herbs, spices, flowers, seeds, roots, plants, barks, and sometimes cream. ... A fortified wine is a wine to which additional alcohol has been added, most commonly in the form of brandy (a spirit distilled from wine). ...

Varieties of muscat grapes:

• Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (also called Muscat Blanc, Muscat Canelli, Muscat Frontignan, Moscato Bianco, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat d'Alsace, Muskateller, Muscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel Rosé and Sárgamuskotály). This grape is used for the wines: Asti spumante, clairette de die, and muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. It is also used for some Tokaji wines.
• Moscato Giallo (or Goldmuskateller) and Moscato Rosa (or Rosenmuskateller) are thought to be closely related colored versions of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains.
• Moscatel de Setúbal and Moscatel de Favaios are the most widely consumed varieties in Portugal, usually served in bars or as an aperitif at restaurants.
• Muscat of Alexandria (also called Moscatel, Moscatel Romano, Moscatel de Málaga, Gordo Blanco, Hanepoot, Lexia, Moscatel Gordo, and Zibibbo) This grape is used for sherry, moscatel or muscatel wines, Muscatel de Valencia, Muscatel Passito and other Muscatel liqueurs and also as a raisin and table grape.
• Muscat Ottonel (also called Moskately) Used for dessert wines in Austria and dry wines in Alsace and Hungary.
• Muscat Hamburg (also called Black Muscat, Moscato di Amburgo) Used for some Eastern European wine but mainly for table grapes in Italy and Australia.
• Orange Muscat. Used for dessert wines in California and Australia. Not surprisingly, has something of an orange aroma.
• Muscat Crocant. Used for dessert wine of the same name (Muskat Krokan) in Serbia, where it grows only on Pearl Island (Biserno Ostrvo) on Tisza River.