Valvin Muscat

Valvin Muscat is a white wine variety . It was newly bred in 1962 by the American breeders Bruce Reisch and Thomas Henick-Kling.

Valvin Muscat is a cross between Couderc 299-35 and Muskat-Ottonel. It is a complex breed in which genes from the wild grapes Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera are present.

The new breed was developed at Cornell University in Geneva (the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Pomology and Viticulture , i.e. the grapevine breeding institute in New York State ). The university is located at the southern end of Cayuga Lake . The first experimental plantings were established in 1964 and larger field trials started in 1969. The grape variety has been approved for commercial viticulture since July 7, 2006 .

Valvin Muscat has a pleasant nutmeg aroma. When not fully ripe, the wines resemble a Gewürztraminer . Since it is a hybrid grape due to the influence of Vitis rupestris , it is not approved for quality wines according to EU regulations. The vigorous variety is not very hardy.

See also the article Viticulture in the United States and the list of grape varieties .

Synonym: NY 73.0136.17 and New York 73.0136.17

Parentage: Couderc 299-35 × Muskat-Ottonel . Couderc 299-35 is sometimes synonymous with Muscat du Moulin or Couderc 19 and is a cross of the Pedro Ximénez × Couderc 601 varieties .

Web links

• BI Reisch, RS Luce, Bruce Bordelon and T. Henick-Kling: 'Valvin Muscat' ™ Grape. (PDF; 1.41 MB) In: New York's Food and Life Sciences Bulletin No. 161 ISSN  0362-0069 . New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, a Division of the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, A Statutory College of the State University, at Cornell University, 2006, archived from the original on June 14, 2010 ; accessed on April 15, 2015 . 
• Valvin Muscat in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)