单词 | muscat wine |
释义 | > as lemmasmuscat wine 1. More fully muscat wine. Wine made from muscat or similar grapes; esp. sweet white wine that is sometimes fortified. Cf. muscadel n. 1, muscatel n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > wine from specific grapes > muscat muscadelc1440 muscatel1535 muscadine1541 muscat1548 muscadella1554 moscatello1607 Syracuse1768 lunel1771 muscadine1851 1548 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1911) IX. 173 To Mawnis Towris to pas for certane salt and muskade wyne to the Brynt Ilande. 1548 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1911) IX. 175 For..twa draucht muscade. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 337 All kynd of drink, as aill, mallvesie, musticat [etc.]. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 460 Frontignan, a little wall'd Town..which gives name to the so famous muscate wine. 1685 Factious Citizen i. 10 Il'e send thee good store of Muscat. a1747 E. Holdsworth Remarks & Diss. Virgil (1768) 119 This is practised about Trani in Apulia, where they make excellent Muscat. 1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour IV. 253 The little town of Frontignan, famous for its muscate wine. 1816 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (1818) 190 Various wines and spirituous liquors—Cape muschat. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 610/1 Of these [Neopolitan wines] the best known are Lacryma Christi.., several descriptions of good class Muscat wine [etc.]. 1940 H. J. Grossman Guide to Wines, Spirits & Beers vi. 80 Vin Santo, a generous, sweet dessert Muscat wine. 1989 M. Kramer Making Sense of Wine viii. 176 Port also is swell, as are the fortified Muscats from Australia. 1999 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 28 Feb. 8/5 Another good drop, apart from their superb tawny ports and muscats is Romavilla's Chenin Blanc 1998. < as lemmas |
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