New official notice: Moscato category in South Africa
When De Krans made the first Premium Moscato Perlé Wine, the wine style had to consist of a minimum of 85% of recognized Muscat varieties (such as Muscat Blanc, also known as Muscadel, and Muscat de Alexandrie, also known as Hanepoot), the same as required by the European Union for South African Moscato wines exported to Europe. This ensured excellent quality Moscato wines on the shelves in South Africa and abroad. This used to be the rules for labelling the wine as a Moscato in South Africa until very recently. The new disputed rule for a South African Moscato now only requires the wine to “have a discernible muscat character,” with
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