[Moscatel]
Also known as, Rabo de Ovelha do Minho, Estreito, Moscatel Bravo.
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Moscatel, a variety of Muscat, is one of only three grapes allowed for making sherry.
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Sweet wine made from Moscatel or Muscat grapes (French). Synonyms include Muscadel (South Africa).
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MOSCATEL DE ALEJANDRIA: Alternative name for Muscat of Alexandria grape when grown in Spain and Portugal.
MOSCATO DI CANELLI (see Muscat Blanc below).
A sub variety of Moscatello found in Montalcino where it is used to make sweet, dense and liquory white wines
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Sherry is made primarily with Palamino grapes, but can also be made with Moscatel and Pedro Ximénez. There are seven styles of Sherry: Manzanilla, Fino, Amontillado, Palo Cortado, Oloroso, Cream and Pedro Ximénez.
Moscatel - Sweet dessert wine, excellent Moscatels are made in the Alicante region
Navarra - Wine region located just east of La Rioja. Traditionally famous for Rosado wines, now more and more for international blends.
sparkling; and a lovely unctuous fortified dessert wine called Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise in the southern Rhone Valley of France, Muscat de Rivesaltes in Roussillon, Liqueur Muscat (made from Black Muscat) in Australia ("stickies"), and Moscatel de ...
At those times the most cultivated white grapes - as well as considered to be the best - were Verdicchio, Trebbiano, Moscatello Bianco and Uva Bianca della Maddalena; among red grapes, the best ones were Balsamina, Vernaccia and Moscatello Aleatico.
No, Sherry is made strictly from white grapes and by rule: Moscatel, Palomino, and Pedro Ximénez. Of these, Palomino accounts for the bulk used in Sherries. Moscatel is a Muscat variety and is used in sweeter Sherries.
Sherry is produced from the juices of three grapes: Palomino, Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel. The relevant one for sweet wine here is Pedro Xeminez. These grapes are harvested and then sun-dried to concentrate and sweeten the juices.
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(Mos-cato) The moscato variety belongs to the muscat family of grapes - and so do moscatel and muscat ottonel.
Food pairings: Moscato shows best on its own: without food but sweet wines will pair with dessert.
Cream
Oloroso based sherry to which Moscatel or Pedro Ximenez sweet fortified wine has been added ...
In modern times they are just as likely to be poor Finos sweetened up with some Moscatel. Sweet Sherries made from just PX can be astounding.
Moscato in Italy , Moscatel in Iberia : This grape can turn into anything from the low-alcohol, sweet and frothy Asti Spumante and Muscat de Canelli to bone-dry wines like Muscat d'Alsace. It also produces fortified wine such as Beaumes de Venise.
In France it is also known as Muscat Blanc (de Frontignan), Muscat à petits grains or Muscatel, in Portugal as Muscatel Branco, do Douro etc., in Spain as Moscatel Menudo Branco, Bruno etc., in Italy as Moscato Bianco, d'Asti etc.
 See also: Wine, Grape, White, Region, Sweet
  
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