Marras Hanepoot – Piekenierskloof Muscat d’alexandria

Marras Hanepoot – Piekenierskloof Muscat d’alexandria from Piekenierskloof, South Africa. Marras Was You Hanepoot is a dry white wine made from Muscat de Alexandrie grapes (known locally as Hanepoot) and a favourite with the local baboons. A baboon strolls past vineyards filled with the finest Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz grapes and puts their bodies on the line to steal some Hanepoot from a farmer’s kitchen. That is a serious commitment. Muscat: a grape grown in almost all wine-producing countries. It mainly makes sweet white wines. With the exception of Muskat d’Alsace, a dry Muscat wine from Alsace. The Muscat grape is the most variable: several local varieties of it can be found all over the world. The standard colour can be white/yellow, but also pink, red or even brown in colour.