Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

**Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains** is a white grape of ancient Mediterranean origin, regarded as the oldest and finest member of the sprawling Muscat family. Known by a host of names — Moscato Bianco, Muscat de Frontignan, Sárgamuskotály and Muskateller among them — it is prized for its unmistakable perfume. **In the glass** — intensely aromatic with orange blossom, grape, rose and musk, it is made in every style from dry to sparkling to richly sweet, usually light-bodied with fresh acidity and a genuinely grapey flavour. **Where it grows** — with roots in the ancient Mediterranean, it now flourishes across Italy (as Moscato Bianco, notably in Asti), southern France (for the sweet Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise and Frontignan), Greece, Austria, Hungary and beyond. **At the table** — sweet styles shine with fruit tarts and creamy desserts; dry versions suit aperitifs. **Cellaring** — most are made to enjoy young for their fragrance, though the finest sweet fortified versions can age for many years.

Wines

• 5 Puttonyos Aszú (Blue Label) — Royal Tokaji
• Asti Dolce — Marcalberto
• Aszú 5 Puttonyos — Tokaji
• Briochi Mej Loazzolo — Azienda Vitivinicola Francone
• Cigalus — Gérard Bertrand
• Milo — Domaine Le Mur-Mur-Ium
• Monteolivo Moscato d'Asti — Bersano
• Moscato — Lake Breeze
• Moscato d'Asti — G.D. Vajra
• Muscat Beaumes de Venise Blanc — Alain Ignace
• Muscat Beaumes de Venise Rosé — Alain Ignace
• Muscat Blanc Sec Natur — Tetramythos
• Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Vin Doux Naturel — Domaine Bouletin
• Muskateller — Walter J. Oster
• Nivole — Michele Chiarlo
• Royal Tokaji — The Royal Tokaji Wine Company
• Samos Anthemis — Union of Cooperatives of Samos (UCS)
• Stella Rosa Moscato d'Asti L'Originale — Il Conte d'Alba (Stella Rosa)
• Tarantella Pinot Blanc Grüner Veltliner Muskateller — Manon Virgule
• Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos — Disznókő