French grape variety
How to pronounce Muscat
Muscat is pronounced moos-KAH. The stress falls on KAH.
moos-KAH
What is Muscat?
A large and ancient family of grape varieties grown worldwide, producing wines that range from dry to very sweet and still to sparkling. Muscat is distinctive for its intensely grapey, floral aroma and is one of the few grapes whose wines actually smell like fresh grapes.
Other accepted pronunciations
These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:
- MUSS-kat — English Muscat keeps the t.
Related pronunciations
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