Originally published on November 21, 2011.
A NOTE FROM THE FUTURE: It’s impossible for me to post about muscat and not make a joke about “muscat love.” This was true back in 2011 and it’s still true now. Except now, in all the social apps, I could actually add the tune Muskrat Love to the posts. Would that have helped me sell those magnums any faster? Doubt it, but I would have bought them anyway!
I have a thing for muscat-based wines….especially dry versions. Or ‘almost’ dry versions. Sales reps know this, so I’m an easy target. I already had signed up for the regular size bottles of this delicious, very-nearly dry Binner muscat, so my former-staffer-now-sales-guy knew I would be a sucker for the big magnum bottles.
Supercool, super-tall magnums.
Biodynamic/little-to-no-manipulation wine-making.
Yummy dry wine with the slightest bit of CO2 prickle….it was a clear case of muscat love-at-first-sight.
Obviously I’m biased, but I do think this wine would be an objectively good match to the Thanksgiving dinner. You could drink it before, during, and after. And never mind the actual wine – the bottle is just damn cool. Be the hit of the party and pick up a big bottle. Or go all Goldilocks and get both small and large….together, they’re just right
Domaine Binner Muscat Ca Gazouille 2008:$29.99
Domaine Binner Muscat Ca Gazouille 2008 Magnum 1.5 Liter:$52.99