There are several varieties of the Muscat grape grown around the world
that can be made in styles from dry to very sweet and from low alcohol
to fortified. So you might like to experiment. I have a few bottles of
Quady Muscats, and they all give 15% alcohol on the label. Quady is
located at San Joaquin in Madera California. I don't know exacty where
the vineyards are located for the Muscat grapes they use. However that
area is plenty hot to allow very ripe grapes that can produce very full
wines.

Elysium is made from the black muscat grape. Quady also makes Essencia
from the "orange blossom" muscat and Electra. You might try these other
two to see if you like them better. They are consideraby different in
taste. Also the wine you had was quite young. It is possible that it
might become more smooth with a little more age. Some Muscats are ready
soon and then decline fairly fast. Others have been known to last well
over 100 years.

Most wine growing countries produce Muscats. Portugal and Italy have
some that are famous. You will even find some Muscats made into a light
sparkling wine, especially from Italy. Most of these Muscats are not
very expensive, so go to a store, ask someone there what Muscats they
have, and try a few. If the store is not helpful, try another one. The
spelling of Muscat will of course vary for different languages, but it
often is close enough to English to understand - Moscato, Moscatel, etc.



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