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Muscatel ( ) may refer to any type of made from muscat grapes. In the United States, however, “muscatel” normally refers only to made from these grapes. Fortified muscatel became popular in the United States at the end of , when, in order to meet the sudden surge in demand for wine, some inferior strains of muscat grapes (normally sold as table grapes or made into raisins) were mixed with sugar and cheap brandy to produce what came to be pejoratively referred to as “wino wine.” As a result, the label “muscatel” became associated in the U.S. with inferior-quality wine, so that today in that country, fine wines made from superior strains of muscat grapes tend not to be called “muscatel.”

(2025). 9781578068418, University Press of Mississippi. .
However, outside the U.S., “muscatel” (sometimes spelled “moscatel”) refers to the full range of wines made with muscat grapes.

In 16th-century Germany, “muscatel” was also the term for to which -infused had been added to make a more potent beverage. The varietal of the plant used in this concoction thus acquired the common name, "muscatel sage". Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs


See also
  • Moscatel de Setúbal

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