Vitis vinifera Moscato Monregalese - Grapevine

The 'Moscato Monregalese' Vine is an ancient, traditional, and regional variety, typical of the Lower Piedmont in Italy. It produces scattered and compact clusters, with a cylindrical-conical shape and medium size. The slightly fleshy berry is oval, medium to large in size and white to white-green with a musky and sweet flavour. The harvest takes place from mid-September. It is a table and wine grape, with good storage capacity, for direct consumption or winemaking. The plant is moderately vigorous and productive, and it has a decent resistance to diseases.

The wine grape vine (Vitis vinifera) grew wild over 5000 years ago. Many hybrids were created to vary colours, flavours, and uses. 'Moscato Monregalese' is a local grape variety, typical of the Lower Piedmont in northern Italy. It is a highly aromatic and versatile grape, used to produce wines in all possible styles, from still dry wines to sparkling wines.

The 'Moscato Monregalese' vine is a medium-vigour climber that easily reaches a height or spread of 4-5 m if not pruned. Its final shape will depend on the pruning practised. It is a frugal sun-loving, undemanding plant that thrives in clayey and stony soil, with a tendency towards limestone, and it withstands dry summers well. Its long stems cling to their support (trellis, espalier...) through large green and twining tendrils. Its deep-green foliage with serrated edges turns the most beautiful gold in autumn. It flowers in May-June depending on the year and region, with tiny greenish flowers gathered in short and compact pyramidal and cylindrical clusters. Its oval, medium to large grapes, are more or less tightly packed on rather elongated cylindrical clusters. Their fairly thick, white-green skin, encloses firm, juicy, very sweet flesh, with a pleasant muscat aroma.

The 'Moscato Monregalese' grape can be consumed fresh or used for winemaking. You can also use it to cover a pergola or a trellis or train it against a sunny wall.