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Muscadelle is a white grape variety famous both as the third component of white Bordeaux wines, and as one of the constituent varieties used in the luscious sweet wines of northeastern Victoria in Australia. It is more commonly found as a sweet wine, and its grapey, floral characteristics have led it to be named after the Muscat grape family, to which it is unrelated.

The variety plays second fiddle to Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc in much of southwestern France, and particularly in the sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac. While Muscadelle only usually makes up a small amount of the white Bordeaux Blend, it offers some aromatic vibrancy. In Monbazillac, a little way to the east of Bordeaux, it has a much more prominent contribution to the blend. These sweet and semi-sweet wines tend to be lighter in body, developing aromas of raisins and dried fruits when aged for a few years.

Muscadelle is also used in small quantities in the broad Entre-deux-Mers appellation's white wines. However, these too are dominated by Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, and Muscadelle rarely exceeds 5 percent of the blend. Plantings in France have declined since the 1960s because the variety ripens early, has an irregular yield and is quite prone to rot. The fact that dry white wines from this part of France have fallen out of fashion has not helped either.

However, Muscadelle has found a New World bolthole in the vineyards of Victoria, where it goes by the name of Topaque. The historical fortified wines of Rutherglen and Glenrowan use Muscadelle, creating rich, luscious wines with a deep golden hue. Grapes are left on the vine until they are semi-dried, and then are partially fermented and fortified with neutral grape spirit. They are then aged, usually in barrel, where they start to develop rich flavors of caramel and butterscotch. The wines are lavishly sweet with a silken texture and have the ability to age well for many years.

Muscadelle grown in this part of Australia was known as Tokay for much of its history, as growers had mistakenly believed that the variety was one that was used in Hungary's famous Tokaji sweet wines. The grape's true identity was discovered in the mid-1970s, but the Tokay name stuck until 2007, when it was changed to Topaque to avoid confusion with the Hungarian appellation.

Synonyms include: Sauvignon Vert, Topaque, Tokay (not used since 2007).

Food matches for Muscadelle include:

• Steamed crabs (dry)
• Pumpkin pie (sweet)
• Stilton blue cheese (fortified)