Muscadel (MOOSE-ca-dell)

October 1, 2020

South African name for muscat blanc à petits grains. See also muscadelle.

What percentage of the world’s oak is suitable to be made into wine barrels?

A. 65%

B. 15%

C. 2%

D. 40%

According to Groupe Charlois, one of the world’s leading stave-makers, a mere 2% of the worlds’ oak is suitable to be planed into staves that will ultimately be assembled to make wine barrels. Those staves, by the way, come from just the heart of the tree.

“Pinotage is what happens when you leave the lovely Pinot Noir in a room with Bill Cosby—an offspring to avoid.”

—Ron Washam aka The HoseMaster
Writing in The Wine Advocate, November 21, 2016

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