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
• Anthemis — Union of Cooperatives of Samos
• Asti Dolce — Marcalberto
• Asti Secco — 1 Jour 1 Vin
• Biancospino Moscato d'Asti — La Spinetta
• Bricco del Sole — La Morandina
• Briochi Mej Loazzolo — Azienda Vitivinicola Francone
• Cigalus — Gérard Bertrand
• Gelber Muskateller — Biohof Holzschuh
• Kalmoesfontein White Blend — A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines
• Merchant Prince Rare Rutherglen Muscat — Campbells
• Milo — Domaine Le Mur-Mur-Ium
• Monteolivo Moscato d'Asti — Bersano
• Moscato — Lake Breeze
• Moscato d'Asti — G.D. Vajra
• Moscato d'Asti — Fratelli Sacchetto
• Moscato d'Asti — Mario Torelli
• Moscato d'Asti — Dosio
• Moscato d'Asti — I Vignaioli di S. Stefano
• Muscat Beaumes de Venise Blanc — Alain Ignace