Coupled with the small yields of the grapevine, most Petit Manseng farmers produce around 15 hl of wine per hectare.

The grape is often left on the vine till December to produce a late harvest dessert wine.

It can develop high sugar level while maintaining acidity, so it is usually incorporated into sweet wines of Jurançon and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh.

The grape is grown primarily in Gascony, Jurançon and around Madiran (for Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh) but has recently drawn interest in New World wine regions like California, North Georgia, Virginia, and Ohio.

[2] It was already present in Uruguay, when Basque settlers brought "Manseng" and Tannat vines with them to their new home.