white grape · rare
Moscadella
Puglia, Italy
Say it
mos·kah·del·ah
Four syllables; stress on third (DEL); Italian double-l is a liquid, not aspirated
On the palate
orange blossomorange peelchamomileapricotlycheehoney
How you spot it blind: intense geraniol and linalool lift from Muscat of Alexandria parentage
The story
First written down · 1825, Puglia, Italy (Acerbi)
A natural cross of Bombino Bianco and Muscat of Alexandria confirmed by DNA analysis in 2021, documented in Puglia by Acerbi (1825) and authorized in the Moscato di Trani PDO.
Family tree: BOMBINO BIANCO × MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA
Where it lives
Puglia (Bari province), Italy
Shows up as
still whitesweetMoscato di Trani PDO