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Muscat à petits grains fortified
- Origin
- Most likely Greece or Asia Minor (present-day Turkey).
- Growing regions
- France, Italy, Turkey, Austria, Germany, South Africa, California Argentina
- Also known as
- Muscat de Frontignan, Moscato Bianco, Gelber Muskateller, Sárga muskotály, Moscatel de Grano Menudo
Muscat à petits grains from Languedoc — an aromatic white variety grown in the Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat de Lunel and Muscat de Mireval appellations in the Hérault, on limestone soils under intense sun — produces France’s most celebrated natural sweet muscats after those of Beaumes-de-Venise.
