The Muscat family tree is vast and ancient, including more than 200 different varieties that have been used in wine and table grapes around the globe for many centuries. Their colours range from white (such as Muscat Ottonel), to yellow (Moscato Giallo), to pink (Moscato Rosa del Trentino) to near black (Muscat Hamburg). Muscat grapes and wines almost always have a pronounced sweet floral aroma, and amazingly smell just like grapes. The breadth and number of varieties suggest that perhaps Muscat is the oldest domesticated grape variety. It is seen in everything from perfumed light sparkling wines, like Moscato d’Asti, to concentrated and age worthy fortified wines, like Vin Doux Naturels.
