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Aleatico is a highly perfumed red grape variety with some similarity to muscat. In fact Oz Clarke's Grapes and Wines suggests that it may in fact be a mutant of Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains. Aleatico is used in Italy, especially in Puglia and Lazio, and on the islands of Elba and Corsica to produce sweet wines, some are fortified. The variety is also grown in Central Asia (Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) and Chile. There are just a few Australian producers including

• Di Lusso Estate Mudgee
• Freeman Vineyards Hilltops
• Hollyclare Hunter Valley
• Rimfire Vineyards Darling Downs
• Riversands Winery Queensland Zone
• Tizzana Winery South Coast Zone

At the 2003 Alternative Varieties Wine Show Di Lusso Estate and Rimfire Winery both received Bronze awards for wines based on Aleatico.