Muscadet
[muhs-kuh-dey; French mys-ka-de] /ˌmʌs kəˈdeɪ; French müs kaˈdɛ/
noun
1.
a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
2.
a dry white wine made from this grape.
/ˈmʌskəˌdeɪ; French myskadɛ/
noun (sometimes not capital)
1.
a white grape, grown esp in the Loire valley, used for making wine
2.
any of various dry white wines made from this grape
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