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Moscatel - Setubal - Portugal

The Península de Setúbal - Sado

Moscatel wines - Muscat (grapes)

Moscatel is a liqueurous wine produced in the Setubal Peninsula. Since 1870, most of the Setúbal Moscatels have been grown with special care. And the most known is "Moscatel Roxo", a wine from that casta which is aged 20 years in the cellars.


There is another variety of Moscatel wine, the "Moscatel de Favaios", in the Regiao Demarcada do Douro, it is made from the "Galego" (white) casta.

Info and Map from Wikipedia.

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