Category:Muscadet (AOC)
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Muscadet is a white French wine. It is made at the western end of the Loire Valley, near the city of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire region neighboring the Brittany Region. More Muscadet is produced than any other Loire wine. It is made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, often referred to simply as melon. As a rule in France, Appellation d'origine contrôlée wines are named either after their growing region or after their variety (the latter in Alsace only). The name 'Muscadet' is therefore an exception. The name seems to refer to a characteristic of the wine produced by the melon grape variety: vin qui a un goût musqué - 'wine with a musk-like taste'. Though wine expert Tom Stevenson notes that Muscadet wines do not have much, if any, "muskiness" or Muscat-like flavors or aromas. The sole variety used to produce Muscadet, Melon de Bourgogne, was initially planted in the region sometime in or before the 17th century. It became dominant after a hard freeze in 1709 killed most of the region's vines. Dutch traders who were major actors in the local wine trade encouraged the planting of this variety and distilled much of the wine produced into eau de vie for sale in Northern Europe.
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Media in category "Muscadet (AOC)"
The following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total.
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44690 Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine, France - panoramio (7).jpg 2,816 × 2,112; 2.33 MB
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AOC Muscadet, millésime 2004.jpg 640 × 640; 109 KB
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AOC Muscadet-coteaux-de-la-loire, 2010.jpg 612 × 612; 101 KB
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Bouteille type muscadet 1.jpg 1,770 × 3,072; 225 KB
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Galissonnière Muscadet 2007.jpg 1,502 × 1,791; 752 KB
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Inscription sur bouteille muscadet.JPG 3,072 × 2,304; 2.7 MB
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Le long du ruisseau, bas de La Hautière - panoramio.jpg 640 × 480; 345 KB
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Moulin de la Minière Monnières.jpg 1,920 × 1,080; 677 KB
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Muscadet - Sèvre et Maine.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 2.54 MB
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Muscadet Cru Communal.jpg 3,311 × 1,199; 2.73 MB
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Muscadet old vines bud break.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 2.67 MB
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Muscadet sans dénomination 1.jpg 300 × 297; 32 KB
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Muscadet Sèvre & Maine.JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 2.68 MB
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Muscadet Sèvre et maine, 2008 (4717296283).jpg 1,000 × 1,501; 732 KB
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Muscadet vineyard.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 2.57 MB
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Muscadet wine bottle.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 1.87 MB
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Muscadet-Coteaux de la Loire 1.jpg 300 × 297; 32 KB
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Muscadet-Côtes de Grandlieu 1.jpg 300 × 297; 30 KB
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Muscadet-Sèvre-et-Maine 1.jpg 300 × 297; 23 KB
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Premières couleurs d'automne ... (15002781777).jpg 4,416 × 3,073; 4.65 MB
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Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine-FR-44-vignoble-1.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.07 MB
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Sevre et Maine Muscadet.JPG 1,936 × 2,592; 2.37 MB
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Sur lie Muscadet.jpg 1,936 × 2,592; 1.95 MB
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Vigne muscadet 2.jpg 3,000 × 1,878; 994 KB
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Vinibio 2016 35.jpg 2,560 × 1,920; 1.06 MB
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W0466-Muscadet 1 Raisain 15255.JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 3.26 MB
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W0468-Muscadet 3 FiltréNonDébourbé 15240.JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 2.65 MB
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W0470-Muscadet 5 Bourbes 15342.JPG 4,752 × 3,168; 2.84 MB
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W1405-Vallet VignePleure 82615.JPG 4,752 × 3,182; 3.94 MB
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W2273-BourgeonFeuilleMuscadet 1 83032.JPG 2,926 × 2,928; 2.04 MB
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W2274-BourgeonFeuilleMuscadet 2 83036.JPG 2,007 × 2,008; 1.19 MB
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