[Moscatello] The finest of the grapey muscat family for winemaking, typically aromatic and deliciously fruity, also manages a crisp edged finesse in the best wines. Can be exhuberantly sweet or clean and dry.
(Redirected from Moscatell) Muscat grapes The Muscat family of grapes of the species Vitis vinifera is widely grown for wine, raisins and table grapes. Their colors range from white to near black.
A sub variety of Moscatello found in Montalcino where it is used to make sweet, dense and liquory white wines Wine regions
Viticulture and winemaking ...
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.
See also: Sweet, Aroma, Grape, White, Wine
 
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