The Red Muscat was created from a mutation of the Yellow Muscat and, in contrast to that, develops a delicate reddish tint to the berry skin in the final phase, which also gives it its name. Like almost all Muscat varieties, it is characterized by a distinctly fruity bouquet with a very clear nutmeg aroma. In good years it produces very fragrant wines, in less good years its bouquet is more intrusive, and it also develops a grassy, inharmonious acidity in the taste. The Red Muskateller sprouts quite early, so the location must be chosen carefully because of the risk of ground frost. It tends to mature in the middle area and is susceptible to downy mildew, mite-borne diseases and brushwood disease. Its rather thin shell also brings with it the risk of putrefactive diseases. Although the Red Muscat is permitted for cultivation in every German wine-growing region, it has not really caught on. After all, there are over 300 hectares of vines in France, and Austria and Greece also have small populations of this variety. The Red Muscat is suitable for producing noble, sweet dessert wines. In some countries it is also grown as a table grape.
This grape variety is also known by the name of:
Busuioaca Vanata Di Bohotin, Brauner Muskateller, Busuioaca De Bohotin, Busuioaca Di Bohotin, Busuioaca Roza, Busuioaca Vanata, Cehrayi Muskat, Brown Frontignac, Grizzly Frontignan, Muscat De Corail, Gros Muscat Violet, Muscat Corail, Muskat Krasnyj, Muskat Rozovyi, Muskat Rozovyj, Kuemmeltraube, Muscat Frontignon, Muscat Frontignan Rouge, Muscat Frontinyanskiy, Muscat Gris, Muscat Pink, Muscat Red, Muscat Rouge, Muscat Rouge A Petits Grains, Muscat Violet, Muscat Violet Commun, Muscat Violet Cyperus, Muscat Rouge De Frontignan, Muscat Violet De Madere, Muscateller Rot, Muscateller Violet, Muskat Frontinyanskiy, Muskat Kalyaba, Muskat Violetovii, Muskat Krasnyi, Muscat Brun, Moscatella Rubra, Muskateller Grau, Muskateller Rot, Moscodel Menudo Morado, Moscatel Menudo Morado, Madere, Moscato Rosso De Madera, Moscato Violetto, Moscatel Rojo, Moscatel Gordomorado, Moscado Rosso, Moscatel Roxo, Moscatel Galego Roxo, Muskateller Roter, Schmeckende Roth, Muskateller Schwarzblau, Muskateller Violett, Piros Muskotaly, Red Frontignan, Red Muscadel, Red Muskadel, Qirmizi Muskat, Violetter Muskateller, Tamaiioasa De Bohotin, Tamaioasa Violeta, Tamaioasa Di Bohotin, Weihrauch Roth
