Moscato v Champagne | 麝香酒與香檳
A friend of mine text me another night, featuring a well embellished bottle of wine, and asked me if this “champagne” is legit.
“Bro, that’s not a champagne. It’s a Moscato, an Italian sparkling wine. Usually, it is pretty sweet, if not too sweet, with low alcohol content and served with dessert. As a rule of thumb, you can find the word champagne on every champagne.”
12 hours later.
“Sorry bro, I blacked out. What’s that photo?”
| Champagne (French) | Moscato (Italian) |
| Made of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier | Made of Muscat grapes |
| ~12.5% alcohol content | 5 – 7% alcohol content |
| 8 – 10 g/L sugar dosage | 50 – 100 g/L sugar dosage |
前幾晚，有位朋友發短訊給我，問我這瓶「香檳」是什麼來頭。乍看之下，我跟他說「老友，這不是香檳，是麝香酒，源自意大利。麝香酒普遍挺甜，甚至非常甜，酒精濃度亦頗低，多作伴甜品之用。」
十二小時之後。
「昨晚醉了，這是什麼？」
Photo source: http://archives.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2016/05/09/happy-national-moscato-day-here-are-15-songs-that-reference-the-sweet-dessert-wine
