546 [ THE VINE. 



85. MORETTO or NORETTO or LAMBRUSCA D'ALES- 

 SANDRIA (D' ITALIA). This vine has been recently in- 

 troduced in these Islands, and has a half-wild character, 

 with a dwarf but vigorous habit, and requires short prun- 

 ing. The leaves are rather small and nearly round or 

 indistinctly lobed, rugose on the upper surface, slightly 

 cottony on the lower surface, with a short and thick leaf- 

 stalk. The bunch is fairly large, conical and rather 

 loose ; and the berries are small, round, intensely black, 

 shining, without bloom, with a thin rind, soft pulp and 

 acidulous juice. It is a good vine for the production of 

 ordinary red table wines. 



86. MOSCATO DI CANELLI. (^A. mmctell tal Ita- 

 lia). This is an introduction from Upper Italy, where it 

 is grown for the production of the famous wines of Ca- 

 nelli and Asti. It has been long grown in Gozo as well 

 as in Malta, and has been imported again recently. The 

 leaves are fairly large, 3 to 5 lobed, slightly rugose on 

 the upper surface and smooth on lower surface, with 

 whitish nerves and a short and stout leaf-stalk, streaked 

 pink or reddish. The bunches are long, cylindrical, but 

 may be short and rather compact, and are sometimes 

 irregular, loose and even shanked. The berries are 

 round, usually of a good size, greenish yellow or amber, 

 becoming later partly ruddy and spotted with rust, but 

 mostly transparent. The pulp is rather firm, juicy, sweet, 

 and highly perfumed with a marked muscat flavour. This 

 is an excellent vine for making sparkling and dessert 

 wines, and yields also very good grapes for the table. 

 The typical form (Moscato bianco) has been long grown 

 in Gozo under the name of muscatetl or misctelL 



87. MUSCATELL, MUSCATELL VERU Or M. TAL ILMA 



ZAHAR. (It. = Moscato fior d' Arancio, Fr. Muscat de 

 Jesus, M. fleur d' Or anger, Tokay musque 1 ). This is a 

 popular grape much appreciated on the market. The 

 vine is vigorous and very productive, requiring short or 



