Muscat Rose à Petits Grains

Muscat Rose à Petits Grains
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skin Rose
Species Vitis vinifera
Also called Moscato Rosa, other synonyms
Origin Greece

Muscat Rose à Petits Grains is a wine grape for white wine that is a member of the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera. Its name comes from its characteristic small berry size and tight clusters, and from its skin colour. It's a variation of the more common Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains with a pinkish colour. Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains is a further variation with deeper skin colour.

It originates from Greece,[1] and is one of three varieties, together with Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Ottonel, allowed for Alsace wine labelled Muscat d'Alsace.[2]

Synonyms

Muscat Rose à Petits Grains is known under the synonyms Moscatel Roxo, Moscato Rosa, Muscat à Petits Grains Roses, and Red Frontignac.[1] Muscato Rosa is also the primary name of another Muscat variety, mostly grown in Italy, and which is known as Muscat Rose in French, i.e., without the "Petits Grains" part.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Muscat à Petits Grains Roses, accessed on November 9, 2009
  2. ↑ According to French regulations as of 2011, this variety may only be planted in Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.
  3. ↑ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Moscato Rosa, accessed on November 9, 2009
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, September 17, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.