Tămâioasă Românească () (Romanian Muscatel) is a
Romanian grape variety
This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, Zante currant, currant, sultana (grape), sultana). For a complete list of all grape species, including those unimp ...
used for the production of
aromatic wines, ''Tămâioasă'' are natural sweet or semi-
sweet wines, with
alcohol content of 12%-12.5%. In
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
, is known as ''Busuioacă albă''.
Tămâioasă românească, "vinul-capodoperă"
at agerpres.ro
The golden-yellow wine has a pronounced honey-like flowery bouquet. Because of its natural sweetness it is usually consumed as a dessert.
References
Grape varieties of Romania
White wine grape varieties
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