Muscadet is a white wine from which French wine region?
Muscadet Muscadet Muscadet is a French white wine. It is made at the western end of the Loire Valley, near the city of Nantes in the Pays de la Loire 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". "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" wines are named after their growing region, or in Alsace after their variety. The name "Muscadet" is therefore an exception. The name refers to an alleged characteristic of the wine produced by the melon grape variety: "vin qui a un goût musqué" -
White wine greenish or pale yellow tint. Its yellow colour darkens with age and maturing becoming gold, then copper, and finally amber. One of the darkest wines in the world is achieved with a white grape: the "Pedro Ximenez". The ratio of sugar also affects the colour of the wine making the colour more sustained, depending of the nature of the grape varietal: a Bordeaux Sauvignon blanc or a Muscadet Melon have a greenish tint while Chardonnay or Traminer grown and vinified under comparable conditions will be yellow. The aromas from white wine cover almost the whole palette of wine aromas. The