Moscato Bianco

Moscato Bianco
History
White varieties in almost all the Italian peninsula and is the fourth area planted to white grapes. Corresponds to the French vine "muscat blanc à petit grains".

Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (also called Muscat Blanc, Muscat Canelli, Muscat Frontignan, Moscato Bianco, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat d'Alsace, Muskateller, Muscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel Rosé, Sárgamuskotály and Yellow Muscat).

produced in Piedmont are (between parentheses the type and the grapes used for the production): Barolo (red; Nebbiolo), Barbaresco (red; Nebbiolo), Gavi (white and sparkling; Cortese), Asti or Moscato d'Asti (white and sparkling; Moscato Bianco), ...

Also known as, Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat d'Alsace, Frontignac, Muskateller, Gelber Muskateller, Weisse Muskettraube, Moscato Bianco, Moscatello Bianco, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel Menudo Bianco, Moscatel Dorado, ...

In the southeastern part of the Piedmont region in Italy from which Moscato d'Asti hails, the local grape is Moscato Bianco or Moscato di Canelli. The Moscato family of grapes is characterized by an intense grape aroma and orange blossom nose.

In France it is also known as Muscat Blanc (de Frontignan), Muscat à petits grains or Muscatel, in Portugal as Muscatel Branco, do Douro etc., in Spain as Moscatel Menudo Branco, Bruno etc., in Italy as Moscato Bianco, d'Asti etc.

See also: Moscato, Grape, Sweet, Wine, Region