Muscat grape
Vitis vinifera 'Muscat' · Fruit
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Muscat is not a single grape but one of the oldest and most aromatic families of Vitis vinifera — above all Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains and the larger Muscat of Alexandria — defined by an intense, unmistakable floral-grapey perfume that smells almost more of grapes than grapes themselves. It is the rare triple-purpose vine: eaten fresh as a fragrant table grape, dried into raisins, and fermented into sweet aromatic wines such as Moscato and Asti.
Picking a good onedrag
Picked early, sharp and hardWrinkled, shedding, winey
Full colour, firmBuy itGood for snacking, salads or freezing whole, with two to three weeks left in the fridge.
ColourFull, even colour for the variety
FleshFirm and plump, springs back
The stemGreen and pliable, nothing drops
SmellClean, faintly sweet at the bag
These cues are Grape's, and hold across its varieties; where this one differs, its own page says so.
What you get from one
96%
Edible part
4.9 g · stems off
5.1 g
Weight each
each one
65%
Juice
about 650 ml a kilo
Keeping ittap a temperature
A domestic fridge holds it about 5× longer than the counter.
90-95%
Humidity
Vented bag, gentle air
Airflow