Hello All,

Last night I tried a Muscat dessert wine for the first time; for specifics
it was the 2003 Quady Winery "Elysium." I know that finding out what one
likes is based on trying different brands/wineries/vintages of a given
varietal, but I have a questions about the wine I had:

It was HOT! The label said 15% alcohol, but my nose made it seem like much
more. Is it normal for muscat to have a distinct alcohol aroma, or did I
accidentally pick up the Smirnoff-Muscat variety?

Other than than that I enjoyed it quite a bit, although my brain kind of
slipped and I poured too much, thinking "this is a red wine," not "this is
dessert wine."

Thanks for your input,

Joe

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