{"id":13998,"date":"2017-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/making-sense-of-muscadet"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:51","slug":"making-sense-of-muscadet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/making-sense-of-muscadet","title":{"rendered":"Making sense of Muscadet"},"content":{"rendered":"
How\u2019s your <\/span>Muscadet<\/b><\/a> wine knowledge? Most wine stores and supermarkets will stock at least one bottle of Muscadet, yet it remains slightly tricky to understand. \u201cMuscadet\u201d is neither the name of a grape nor of a region. The word \u201cMuscadet\u201d sounds a lot like \u201c<\/span>Muscat<\/b><\/a>\u201d, but they are two very different wines. Don\u2019t worry, though. We\u2019ve got you covered and have everything you need to make sense of Muscadet wine!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Muscadet is one of France\u2019s best-known white wines. French store shelves are packed with bottle after bottle of Muscadet, funny-shaped bottles bearing terms like \u201cMuscadet S\u00e8vre-et-Maine\u201d or \u201cMuscadet Sur Lie\u201d. The French know Muscadet to be a fantastic food wine, and they often use it for cooking too. Let\u2019s take a step back and establish a few facts about Muscadet, shall we?<\/span><\/p>\n Muscadet wine is produced from the Melon de Bourgogne<\/strong> grape variety.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n The wine we know as Muscadet is French, and comes from the Loire Valley<\/strong>. This area may be more famous for the <\/span>Sauvignon Blanc<\/b><\/a>-based wines of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fum\u00e9, yet more Muscadet is made here than any other type of wine.<\/span><\/p>\n There are four separate appellations for Muscadet wine:<\/span><\/p>\n This is the generic appellation for Muscadet wine, and it covers the entire region authorised to produced Muscadet. Wines simply labelled as \u201cMuscadet\u201d will be the simplest and, usually, cheapest examples of the style.<\/span><\/li>\n This appellation covers a slightly smaller part of the growing area than the generic designation, though accounts for around 80% of all Muscadet produced.<\/span><\/li>\n This small appellation is located in the north-west of the growing region, and is at its best during warmer vintages. In colder years, its northerly situation can lead to problems in achieving ripeness in the grapes.<\/span><\/li>\n This is the newest Muscadet appellation, and is located in the south-west of the region, around the Grandlieu lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n As with all things in wine, it depends. Generally speaking though, Muscadet is a bone-dry wine, very light in body and with very high acidity and flavours of citrus fruit, minerality and some salinity. Generic Muscadet AOC wine will be the lightest and simplest tasting example, while wines from the more specific appellations may show more individual character reflecting where they\u2019ve come from.<\/span><\/p>\n Some quality Muscadet wines are aged \u201c<\/span>sur lie<\/span><\/i>\u201d, in contact with the dead yeast cells left over following alcoholic fermentation. These wines are more complex in flavour, and have developed the sort of <\/span>yeast flavours<\/b><\/a> you might find in <\/span>Champagne<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n In France, Muscadet is cheap and plentiful. Its cool, refreshing flavours are perfect for hot summer days, eating virtually whatever you like <\/span>al fresco<\/span><\/i>. Its light body and strong acidity make it a very versatile food wine, so there are very few combinations that actually won\u2019t work.<\/span><\/p>\n Perhaps the classic pairing here is for <\/span>Muscadet and oysters<\/b>, though any seafood that you can get your hands on will work well. The wine\u2019s slight saltiness and tingling acidity are perfect with <\/span>prawns<\/b>, <\/span>lobster<\/b> and <\/span>crab meat<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [cta_generico id=2645]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How\u2019s your Muscadet wine knowledge? Most wine stores and supermarkets will stock at least one bottle of Muscadet, yet it remains slightly tricky to understand. \u201cMuscadet\u201d is neither the name of a grape nor of a region. The word \u201cMuscadet\u201d sounds a lot like \u201cMuscat\u201d, but they are two very […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[392],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-white-wines"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is Muscadet wine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Did you know?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Where does Muscadet come from?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Muscadet AOC<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Muscadet S\u00e8vre-et-Maine AOC<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Muscadet C\u00f4tes de Grandlieu<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What does Muscadet taste like?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Muscadet sur lie:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Food pairings for Muscadet wine<\/strong><\/h2>\n