Japanese consumers don’t have to hear about the increasing popularity of the Shine Muscat through the grapevine, but can see it in the clusters of yellow-green grapes packing produce sections.

Muscatel is made from dried muscat grapes and is considered a fortified wine due to the inclusion of brandy -- which, yes, is distinct from cognac. Muscatel has a strong grape flavor with a floral ...

A grape variety called Shine Muscat is helping to change perceptions that farming isn’t lucrative, say officials in Yamanashi Prefecture. That may explain a surge in new mostly young farmers to ...