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Yalumba Museum Reserve Muscat NV

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Yalumba Museum Reserve
Varietal: Muscat
Country of Origin: Australia
Retail Price: $24

Tasting Notes: This wine is a rare treat for the price and complexity. It has an amazing raisin/prune and burnt toffee combination that makes it an amazing food-pairing wine. There is this very subtle port-like quality with this wine. Combined with all the amazing flavors, this gives the wine amazing depth.
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Vietti Moscato D’Asti Cascinetta 2015

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Vietti Moscato
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2015
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $14

Tasting Notes: Pale sunshine-yellow in color with a slight frizzante, this Moscato d’Asti has intense aromas of peaches, rose petals and ginger. On the palate it is delicately sweet and sparkling with modest acidity, good balance, good complexity and a finish of fresh apricots.
Vietti Moscato D’Asti Cascinetta 2015

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La Sirena 2015

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La Sirena
Varietal: Muscat
Vintage: 2015
Country of Origin: California
Appellation: Napa, CA
Retail Price: $29

Tasting Notes: Honeysuckle, lychee and peach predominate in this Heidi Barrett creation. Muscat Canelli clones produce a dry, complex wine, beautifully balanced, with a touch of lime on the finish.
La Sirena 2015

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Mauro Sebaste Moscato d’Asti 2014

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Mauro Sebaste
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2014
Appellation: Asti, Piedmont
Retail Price: $17

Tasting Notes: Elegant yet approachable, this wine has well-defined acidity and structure to create an uplifting mouth feel. Great expressive fruit, sweetness, low alcohol, effervescence and an appealing freshness set this Barolo producer apart from other Moscato d’Asti wines.
Mauro Sebaste Moscato d’Asti 2014

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Foss Marai Dolce Reale

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Foss Marai
Varietal: Moscato
Appellation: Valdobbiadene
Retail Price: $17

Tasting Notes: Golden yellow in color, a concentrated, light-bodied Moscato that has expressive aromas and flavors of dried peach, lychee and complex violet notes. The light sweetness, and darker dried fruit notes, are balanced and complementary.
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Domaine de Durban, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2014

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Domaine de Durban
Varietal: Muscat
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: France
Retail Price: $15 per 375-ml.

Tasting Notes: A lovely “vin doux naturel” that exudes much complexity. Flaunting apricot, caramelized orange peel, almond skin and beeswax, this is a treat for the senses. Its oily texture and sweetness is gracefully carried on an undercurrent of fresh acidity. This will drink well for many years to come.
Domaine de Durban, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2014

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Saracco Moscati D’Asti 2014

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Saracco
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: Italy
Retail Price: $15

Tasting Notes: Delightful with simple fresh fruit desserts and even blue cheese. Bright and inviting — not heavy on the palate. Delicate notes of apricot and honeysuckle.
Saracco Moscati D’Asti 2014

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Vino Noceto Frivolo Moscato Bianco 2015

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Vino Noceto Frivolo
Varietal: Moscato
Vintage: 2015
Appellation: California
Retail Price: $18

Tasting Notes: Straw yellow, with a hint of gold. A lively fruit salad on the nose and palate, the wine is a bright expression of Muscat, with all of the tastes and texture you would expect.
Vino Noceto Frivolo Moscato Bianco 2015

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Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato 2014

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Michele Chiarlo Nivole
Varietal: Moscato
Vintage: 2014

Tasting Notes: The argument continues each year about who makes the best Moscato, and Michele Chiarlo Nivole is always in the conversation. The fragrance of this wine takes center stage — the sweet fruits play like the orchestra, and the wonderfully full finish is the crescendo. You will for sure come back for the second act of this perfect Moscato performance.
Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato 2014

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Vino Dei Fratelli Moscato d’Asti 2014

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Vino Dei Fratelli
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2014
Appellation: Piedmont
Retail Price: $18

Tasting Notes: Straw yellow in color, the nose is dominated by honeysuckle, with stone and tropical fruit notes. Bright, clean fruit on the palate, with a focused and balanced finish.
Vino Dei Fratelli Moscato d’Asti 2014

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Domaine de Durban Muscat

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Domaine de Durban
Varietal: Muscat
Retail Price: $15 per 375-ml.

Tasting Notes: This is one of, if not the best, example for the money coming out of Beaumes de Venise. The fruit is perfectly concentrated, following booming aromatics, in this wonderful dessert wine. The vines are over 35 years old and it definitely shows in the quality.
Domaine de Durban Muscat

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Coppo Moncalvina Moscato d’Asti 2014

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Coppo Moncalvina
Varietal: Sparkling
Vintage: 2014
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Piedmont
Retail Price: $18

Tasting Notes: Straw yellow, with just a touch of green. The nose is all about stone and tree fruits, with floral undertones. The taste is clean, fruity and nicely textured.
Coppo Moncalvina Moscato d’Asti 2014

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