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Grape Variety: Orange Muscat

Variety Name Orange Muscat
TTB Approved Name(s) Orange Muscat
Common Synonyms Muscat Fleur d' Oranger
All Synonyms Azdrob, Chasselas Fleur d' Orange, Malvoisier, Mirisavka, Moscatel de Grece, Moscatel Primavis, Moscato Greco, Muscat Croquant, Muscat Berkheim, Muscat d' Espagne, Muscat de Hongrie, Muscat de Rivesaltes, Muscat Fior d' Arancio, Muscat Fiore d' Arancio, Muscat Fleur d' Orange, Muscat Fleur d' Oranger, Muscat Jaune, Muscat Jesus, Muscat Primavis, Muscat Queen Victoria, Muscat Vengerskii, Muscato Fior d' Arancio , Muscato Fiori d' Arinico, Muskat de Zhezuy, Muskat Krokan, Nantskaya, Orange Muskat, Pascal Muscat, Primavis Muscat, Raisin Blanc de Saint Alban, Raisin Vanille, Rozdrob, Sent Alban, Shasla Muskat Nayanatskaya, Vanilijefka, Vanilin, Vanilletraube
Countries of Origin France or Italy
Species Vitis vinifera
Pedigree Chasselas x Muscat blanc a Petits Grains
References
Berry Color White
Uses Wine, table
Comments The preferred name for this cultivar is Muscat Fleur d'Oranger.

Orange Muscat PhotosClick photo to enlarge

                     

Orange Muscat Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status
 
Orange Muscat [01A]
Registration Status Registered
Source Department of Viticulture & Enology, UC Davis
 
Orange Muscat [02]
Registration Status Registered
Source Vineyard in Amador County, California
Comments This selection came to Foundation Plant Services (UC Davis) around 1962 from a vineyard in Amador County, California. The material was planted in the FPS foundation vineyard west of Hopkins Road in 1964. This selection was indexed (disease tested) at that time as Muscat blanc. Orange Muscat 02 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2014 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2018 as Orange Muscat 02.1.
 
Orange Muscat [03]
Registration Status Registered
Source California vineyard (Potter Valley, Mendocino County)
Comments This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in the early 1960's from a vineyard in Potter Valley in Mendocino County, California. The material successfully completed testing to qualify for the foundation vineyard in 1964. Orange Muscat 03 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2012 and successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2013.
 
Orange Muscat [04]
Registration Status Registered
Source Vineyard in Santa Rosa, California
Comments This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in the early 1960's from a vineyard in Santa Rosa, California. The original material qualified for planting in the foundation vineyard in 1964. Orange Muscat 04 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2012 and successfully completed testing to qualify for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2013.