Fabiana Bracco, winemaker at Bracco Bosca winery in Uruguay, shares with us her love for Moscatel and how they are refocusing on this grape variety, which is the second most-planted variety in Uruguay after Tannat, and turned it into fine wine. Moscatel has always been considered a grape used for table wine but Bracco Bosca winery is using it to produce a dry and elegant wine.
All about Moscatel grape variety in Uruguay with winemaker Fabiana Bracco
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Video highlights: Amanda Barnes interviews winemaker Fabiana Bracco
Fabiana, we are in the middle of your Moscatel harvest and one thing I love about your Moscatel wine is that you are rescuing this grape that is so important to Uruguay but few people are making it into fine wine. Can you tell me about your journey with Moscatel and how you’re championing this traditional grape variety?
This is probably the most adventurous thing we’ve done in our winery, rescuing a grape that was almost abandoned or under-estimated like Moscatel. What we are trying to do is a white wine with a grape that is the second most-planted grape in the country and was introduced by the Jesuits when they arrived to the country.
Today, after Tannat it’s the most planted variety in Uruguay but it has always been used for table wines. When I started the winery, I wanted to do something different with this grape and I wanted to give Uruguay something different with Moscatel so we are vinifying a very dry and elegant Moscatel. We are 8km from the sea so the wind helps us grow healthy vines and produce high-quality wines.
