Moscato Giallo

Like many Muscat varieties, Moscato Giallo was long thought to be of Middle-Eastern origin, with Syria being the birthplace most commonly cited.

As the first documented mention of Muscat blanc à Petits Grains (under the synonym of Muscatellus) could be dated to the early 14th century, it is likely that the seemingly more recent Moscato Giallo is the offspring in the relationship.

It is also found in the nearby province of Bolzano and can be used to make varietal style wine in the Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) zones of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

In the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the grape is used to make both sparkling and passito-style dessert wines for the Corti Benedettine del Padovano and Friuli Isonzo DOCs, respectively.

[1] According to Jancis Robinson, Moscato Giallo tends to produce deeply colored, golden wines that have moderate acidity levels but are highly aromatic.

Moscato Giallo.
Muscat blanc à Petits Grains, one of the likely parent varieties of Moscato Giallo.
Like many Muscat varieties, Moscato Giallo are often left to dry after harvest to produce sweet passito -style dessert wines.
A bottle of Yellow muscat, halfsweet superior quality wine, produced in Međimurje County , northern Croatia