Talk:Muscat (grape and wine)

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I've done quite a bit of cleanup, but the article needs much more work, expansion, and cleanup. I'll try and get to it as my time allows. I merged in the "Moscatel" article, and in the process dropped quite a few of the extraneous asides about Moscatel de Setubal, etc that could not be easily incorporated into concise article. This information may be reincorporated, but only if it can be incorporated in neatly. A separate page on Moscatel de Setubal might be a good solution, but only if enough material is added to justify a separate article. Peter G Werner 07:55, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Could I request that a little information about what the grapes actually look be included? It says they range in color, so I think this should go under the listing of the different species. --66.37.246.163 14:17, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 white or red? 2 Quotes 3 Distinguishing properties? 4 Why this title?

[edit] white or red?

A basic attribute of the wine which is not explained is whether it produces red, white or mixed colored wine. May seem obvious to you, but I'm completely in the dark. Wiki is for laymen and it's helpful to put the most basic information first and most prominently. NaySay 14:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quotes

These quotes were under references. I moved them here because they seem like trivia to me (and were misplaced under references). RJFJR (talk) 16:51, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

"Madame, I never eat muscatel grapes." The Count of Monte Cristo. Alexandre Dumas.

"Out in front of the Terminal bar there's a Thunderbird moving in a Muscatel sky". 'Nighthawk Postcards (From Easy Street)'. Tom Waits.

[edit] Distinguishing properties?

What properties make a grap a muscat grape? Thea rticle says it is a family of species of grapes but not how they are distinctive. RJFJR 20:53, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why this title?

Why is this article named "Muscat (grape and wine)" rather than just "Muscat (grape)", which seems to be the accepted naming convention of most grape variety articles? Tomas e (talk) 19:30, 13 April 2008 (UTC)