Muscatel of Hamburg

The muscatel of beer-cask is a Cépage of black grapes.

Origin and geographical distribution

The muscatel of beer-cask would be according to Italian Pirovano a crossing of Muscat of Alexandria X frankenthal. This assumption requires a genetic checking because one is unaware of the exact origin.

The type of vine is mainly planted in:

France with 3.880 hectares
Greece with 3.800 hectares
Romania with 2.900 hectares
Uruguay with 1.800 hectares
Portugal with 800 hectares
Italy with 314 hectares
Australia with 67 hectares
South Africa with 32 hectares

In England, the muscatel was a great success like type of vine of greenhouses.

Characters ampelographic

End of the young white duveteux branch.
Young person aranéeuses sheets
adult Sheets, with 5 lobes with side sines higher than acute funds, a petiolar sine in more or less open quadrant, teeth angular, narrow, a strongly aranéeux limb.

Farming aptitudes

Maturity is of second time: 15 - 18 days after the chasselas.

Technological potential

The bunches are large and the bays are of large size. The bunch is fairly compact. The type of vine fears the Mildiou, the Oïdium and it is reached by the frosts of winter. The taste of the juicy flesh is pleasant is rather musky.

Synonyms

The muscatel of beer-cask is known under the names Black Hamburg (the United States), Black Muscat, Black Muscat off Alexandria, Blauer Hamburger Muskat, Frankental, Frankenthal, Golden Hamburg, musky Hamburg, Hambro, Hamburg, Hamburg Moschato, Hamburgii muskotály, Hamburgskii misket, Hamburski Misket, Wine Hampton Court, red Malaga, Moscatel de Hamburgo, Moscatel Negro, Moscatel Prato, Moscatel preto, Moscato d' Amburgo, Moscato di Amburgo, Moscato Nero, Moscato Nero di Amburgo, Moscato Preto, Moschato amvourgou, Moschato tyrnavou, Muscat Albertient' S, Muscat cernii aleksandriiskii, Muscat gamburgskii, Muscat Hamburg, Muskat Hamburg crni, Muskat-Trollinger (in Germany), Wink musky, Queen' S Arbor, Red Muscatel off Alexandria, Siyah misket, Snow' S Seedling or Snow' S muscatel hamburgh (of the name of the British multiplier Snow), Tamaîioasa hanburg, Tamaîioasa will neagra, und Venn' S Seedling oder Venn' S Seedling black muscatel (of the name of the British multiplier Venn), Zibibbo Nero.