Muscat Blanc

Muscat Blanc

The white grape variety is the noblest of the great family of Muscatel . The full name is "Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains Ronds". Grains Rond (Round berries) describes the berry form. It is one of the oldest vines at all and was already in the 12th And in the 14th century in Germany Century in the French Languedoc-Roussillon. It has the typical nutmeg, she gives the wines vinified from it even in small quantities. There are also variations in light and dark red grapes, but the dye is not enough red wine to gain from it. The species is now cultivated worldwide and occupies a total of about 80,000 hectares. The early sprouting vine feels, especially in warmer areas and in Europe in the Mediterranean at home. In France, they played until the 19th Century a dominant role, then went back to the stock. Today, she is there, for example in the south for sweet sweet wine used. During its long history, the variety in the many states have also developed differently so that you can talk about some different ways to play.

In Italy, they are among the names Moscato, Moscato Bianco and Moscato di Canelli, for example, for the DOCG wine Moscato d'Asti , But also widely used for sparkling wine and sparkling wine used. In Greece it is known as Moscato Aspro major component of the wines of Samos , Patras and Kefalonia . In Spain they are called Moscatel Fino Grano Menudo or muscatel. The reddish pink Muscat variant is distributed under the name Tamyanka in the former USSR. In Austria the variety is Muscat Muscat or red. In the Hungarian Tokaji Muscat Lunel area they are called or Sárga Muskotály. There is also little part of Tokay . In Australia it is used under the name Brown Muscat or sweet liqueur Frontignac for Muscat. In California it is grown primarily in the Central Valley. There are also variants that differ in color of the grapes, these are Muscat à Petits Grains Noir , Muscat à Petits Grains and Muscat Rose Rouge à Petits Grains. The parents of the previously viewed as a form Muscat of Alexandria was settled in 2010. The dunkelbeerige Muscat of Hamburg is a cross between Trollinger x Muscat of Alexandria. One of the likely number of mutations is Muscat Fleur d'Oranger . Other synonyms used worldwide for Muscat Blanc and their variations are Muscatel cited.