Wines made from Muscardin grapes of West Friesland

Discover the best wines made with Muscardin as a single variety or as a blend of West Friesland.

More informations about the variety Muscardin

Muscardin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Vaucluse). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. The Muscardin noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhône valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

More informations about the region of West Friesland

The wine region of West Friesland of Netherlands. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Frysling or the Domaine De Koen produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of West Friesland are Souvignier gris, Johanniter and Rondo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of West Friesland often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit.

What are the typical flavors of the Muscardin grape variety?

News about the grape variety Muscardin

Champagne still fizzing on fine wine market in 2022

Champagne prices jumped on vintages of several prestige cuvée labels in 2021 and the sector’s momentum on the fine wine market continued to appear strong in the first quarter of 2022. Louis Roederer’s Cristal has been particularly in demand and its newly released Cristal 2014 vintage was ‘selling like hot cakes’, according to a Bordeaux Index report on Champagne’s market performance – published last month. Bollinger’s La Grande Année 2014 has also sold quickly on release, said ...

Gigondas to produce white wines

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Georgia’s indigenous grapes: reviving hidden treasures

‘When I started producing wine, the wineries were all in a very bad condition,’ said Askaneli Brothers president Gocha Chkhaidze, recalling the poor state of the Georgian wine industry shortly after the country declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. ‘There was inadequate sanitation, a lack of know-how and old-fashioned bottling lines. People were unable to make wine sustainably, vineyards were not sufficiently cared for, agronomists were unskilled and used to harvest the maximu ...