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- STARR - 04-13-2005
In February I had the perfect dessert wine (for my sweet tooth) at the Hyatt's Compass Restaurant in Phoenix (great place!).
I had a wine from the dessert wine list. It was red and was named something along the lines of Muscata. I called the restaurant for the name but it's no longer on their list.
I began searching the net and saw a Muscata d'asti but it turns out that is a sparkling white wine so I am continuing my search.
Would you have any idea what the actual name of this wine is?
- Innkeeper - 04-13-2005
Hi Starr, and welcome to the Wine Board. This one has me puzzled, but perhaps not others. The only red dessert one starting with M that I know of off hand is Maury which is a wonderful fortified late harvest Grenache from the South of France.
Another possiblity is that it is like the company name of a Port or other dessert wine.
- Thraz - 04-13-2005
Muscat is usually a white grape, often used to make fortified dessert (white) wine. However, there is also a red grape, sometimes used to make a fortified wine. I have never had it though. I understand that some Muscat de Frontignan wines (a Languedoc wine, South of France) are red. Also, I searched the net and a producer called Avondale from South Africa seems to make one.
- dananne - 04-13-2005
Could it have been a black muscat, like Quady's Elysium? Despite the name, which might suggest "black" in the glass for some people, it's a deep reddish color.
- STARR - 04-15-2005
Thanks for the welcome and thanks even more for the responses. I will give those a try and definitely let you know how it goes.