Tokay (historical name in Australia)

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Tokay, in its historical Australian usage, refers to the white grape variety Muscadelle, traditionally used to produce rich, fortified dessert wines.

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Tokay (historical name in Australia) canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical wine grape name
agingPotential long
associatedWithRegion Rutherglen
associatedWithState Victoria
geographicalIndicationConflictWith Tokaj
surface form: Tokaj (Hungary)
grapeColour white
grapeSpecies Vitis vinifera
grapeVariety Muscadelle
historicalLabelTermFor Rutherglen Topaque style wines
historicalUsagePeriod 20th century
late 19th century
labelTermStatus historical
phased out
languageOfTerm English
nameChangeReason international wine labelling agreements
protection of the Tokaj geographical indication
notToBeConfusedWith Tokaj
surface form: Tokaj wine region

Tokaj
surface form: Tokaji
productionMethod fortification with grape spirit
refersTo Muscadelle
regulatedBy Australian wine labelling laws
replacedByName Muscadelle
Topaque
styleSimilarity Australian Muscat fortified wines
Australian Topaque
traditionalUse production of rich fortified dessert wines
typicalAlcoholContent high
typicalAromas caramel
dried fruit
nutty notes
toffee
typicalConsumptionContext after-dinner wine
typicalServing dessert wine glass
usedBy Australian wine industry
Australian winemakers
usedForWineStyle dessert wine
fortified wine
sweet wine
usedInCountry Australia
wineColour white
wineProfile fortified
rich
sweet
wineType fortified dessert wine

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Muscadelle synonym Tokay (historical name in Australia)