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Moscatel de Alejandría Chili

Origin

Eastern Mediterranean / Ancient Egypt, introduced early in Greece and then in Spain.

Growing regions

Spain (Valencia, Málaga, Alicante, Jerez, Canaries), Italy (Pantelleria, Sicily), France (Roussillon, Languedoc), Portugal (Setúbal), South Africa, Australia, Chile

Also known as

Muscat d’Alexandrie, Zibibbo (Sicily), Muscatel, Moscatel Gordo, Hanepoot (South Africa)

Moscatel de Alejandría from Chile — a widely planted muscat white variety in Chile’s northern regions, in the Elquí and Atacama valleys — is principally destined for distillation into Chilean Pisco. It is also used for aromatic semi-dry and still white wines sold under the Valle de Elquí appellation.