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
VIVC number	8057

Muscat Rose à Petits Grains (French pronunciation: [myska ʁoz a pəti ɡʁɛ̃]) 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. 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