How do you spell Muscatel?
Correct spelling
muscatel
Think 'muscat' grape plus 'el' ending - no double letters at the end
Why is muscatel spelled this way?
From Italian moscatello, derived from mosca (fly) — named because flies love the sweet grapes. MUS-CA-TEL. A sweet wine from muscat grapes. Not 'muscatelle' or 'muscatell'.
Common misspellings of muscatel
muscatellemuscatellmuscatelmoscatel
Example
The dessert paired beautifully with a glass of sweet muscatel wine.