🍇 Morio-Muskat
An aromatic white grape bred in Germany in 1928.
Morio-Muskat is a white aromatic grape bred in Germany in 1928. It is a bred variety: it was created by a person crossing other vines, not found in nature. The name is linked with the surname of the breeder Peter Morio and with the bright Muscat note that is typical of it.
The variety descends from Silvaner, one of the old German white grapes. It ripens early, and the berries give a marked smell of Muscat, flowers and peach. Thanks to this the wines are light, aromatic and slightly sweetish, easy to drink young.
The grape was popular in Germany, especially in the Pfalz and Rheinhessen, where it was planted on fertile soils. It gave big crops and coped well with the weather. But over the years interest in it fell: winemakers began to prefer Riesling and other varieties of delicate flavour.
Morio-Muskat belongs to German wine and to the general list of grape varieties. It shows how, in the 20th century, Germany tried to breed a grape that was reliable and aromatic.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Morio-Muskat → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ German wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Palatinate, 📍 Rheinhessen
- Parents
- 🍇 Silvaner, 🍇 Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Frequently asked questions
Where does Morio-Muskat come from?
From Germany: it was bred in 1928.
What wine does Morio-Muskat make?
A light aromatic white with notes of Muscat, flowers and peach, sometimes slightly sweet.
Where is Morio-Muskat grown?
Mainly in the German regions of Pfalz and Rheinhessen.
What to read next
- 🍇 Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains — The oldest Muscat variety, with small berries, giving aromatic sweet and sparkling wines.
- 📍 Palatinate — The second-largest region, by the Haardt hills, and one of the sunniest.
Similar
🍇 Kanzler · 🍇 Scheurebe · 🍇 Osteiner · 🍇 Silcher · 🍇 Kernling · 🍇 Rieslaner