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The muscat family of Grape s of the species ''Vitis vinifera'' are widely grown for Wine , Raisin s and Table Grape s. They range in color from white to almost black, but almost always have a pronounced sweet floral aroma. Muscat grapes are grown around the world in Romania , Italy , France , Portugal , Greece , Spain , Australia , California , Hungary , Canada and other places. The breadth and number of varieties of muscat suggest that it is very old, perhaps the oldest domesticated grape variety. MUSCAT WINES Muscat is widely grown in Portugal and Spain, where the grape and the wines produced from it are known as Moscatel or '''Muscatel'''. Among these wines is '''Moscatel de Setubal''' a sweet Fortified Wine from the Setúbal Peninsula in Portugal . '''Moscatel de Favaios''' is a Moscatel from the Douro Region. A Moscatel Madeira Wine is also produced on the island of Madeira , although Moscatel has become increasingly rare there over the last century. A variety of muscat is one of only three grapes allowed for making Sherry . In Australia, producers in in Chile , and is a minor variety in California and Italy . In Lithuania it is used for Sparkling Wine like Alita . Muscat wine is also the basis for the Brandy like Pisco , made in Peru and Chile , and Metaxa , a Liqueur made in Greece . Muscat Ottonel is also successfully grown by a few vineyards in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, USA. Currently it is produced into a Alsatian styled wine by McGregor Vineyard Winery on Keuka Lake. Muscat is also used to make a range of French and Italian wines, such as the famous 'Muscat de Beaumes de Venise' vin doux naturel wines from the Rhone Valley in France. In Italy, it is widely used in sweeter sparkling wines like Asti . Their 'grapey' quality makes many wines made from Muscat easy to identify. VARIETIES OF MUSCAT GRAPES
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