Wine Regions / Grape Varieties
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Greece (probable); widely planted across France, Italy, Spain, and Australia
Also known as: Moscato Bianco · Muscat Canelli
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is the oldest and most highly regarded member of the Muscat family, probably of Greek origin and cultivated around the Mediterranean since antiquity. Its small berries give the most refined expression of Muscat's grapey aroma. It is the grape of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise and other French vins doux naturels, of Asti and Moscato d'Asti in Piedmont (as Moscato Bianco), and of Rutherglen Muscat in Australia. Distinct from the larger-berried, coarser Muscat of Alexandria.
Flavors & Aromas
Intense orange blossom and rose, ripe grape, peach, apricot, and citrus peel, with honeyed and candied notes in fortified and late-harvest styles.
Winemaking & Aging
Aromatic and low in acidity, made across the full range — bone-dry, lightly sparkling, sweet late-harvest, and fortified. Dry and sparkling styles are made for early drinking; vins doux naturels and Rutherglen Muscats age for decades. Early-ripening and prone to botrytis and powdery mildew, so it needs airy sites.
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