White Muscat, also known as Tamyanka, Lunel, Tamayoz, Frontillyansky, Ladanny, Busuioc is a sort of southern grape, dried berries of which are used to make dessert and liqueur wines.
Drinks from fruits of this grade differ in characteristic and bright aroma of a muscat.
What kind is it?
This grape “Muscat white” is very early, it belongs to a technical variety and is characterized by a high capacity for sugar accumulation (25%).
Among the muscats, you should also pay attention to Muscat Novoshakhtinsky, Muscat Dievsky, Muscat Summer and Muscat Hamburg.
White Muscat grapes: variety description
- Golden-yellow berries of nutmeg with sufficiently dense skins weigh 3-4 grams, often the round shape is deformed. When ripe, the fruit becomes an amber shade, especially on the south side, in a berry with 2-3 seeds. The taste is characterized by a special sweetness with a taste of citrus and tea rose and a pronounced nutmeg aroma.
- The leaf of this variety is large, may have a different shape - with 3, 5 blades or to be solid. The bush differs in average growth.
- The vine matures quite well, 80-90% of the length of the shoots, about 40% of the shoots bear fruit. Trimming is done on 6-8 eyes. Flowers are both male and female, i.e. bisexual. Young shoots grown from dormant buds are usually infertile.
Amethyst Novocherkassky, Angelica and Cardinal also possess bisexual flowers.
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Region of breeding
White Muscat is a very old variety belonging to the eastern group. Homeland varieties, probably Egypt or Syria. The variety is widely cultivated in Italy, Romania, Spain and the states.
Specifications
The variety has an average yield (60-100 centners per 1 ha), the average cluster mass is about 110 grams, the maximum is 400 grams. A bunch of dense, sometimes with a wing, cylindrical.
In order to increase the yield, it is recommended to additionally pollinate the bush and avoid its thickening.
The high-yielding varieties include Rkatsiteli, the Gift of the Magarach and the Anniversary of the Kherson Summer Resident.
Insufficient watering affects the slow growth of shoots.
The ripening period of this variety is medium. The growing season of white nutmeg is about 140 days.
Crop for use in winemaking is removed in early October, when the berry zasyumlivaetsya and has accumulated a record amount of sugar.
The frost resistance of white muscat is low: the variety not only does not withstand the winter frosts, but also suffers largely from the first spring frosts.
Hadji Murat, Ruta and Husayne Bely are also distinguished by their love for warmth.
During the flowering period under optimal climatic conditions, the grape ovary almost does not crumble.
On warm, rather dry slopes, the variety shows the best quality, while at the same time, for planting, it is necessary to be afraid of low ground and clay soils or add pebbles.
Insufficient discarding during the flowering of the caps can affect the yield as a whole, because pollination does not take place sufficiently.
Diseases and pests
The main disadvantage of the variety - This is its low resistance to diseases. It is largely damaged by oidium, mildew and anthracnose.
In the rainy period and on soils with high humidity, grapes suffer from gray rot, and when there is insufficient moisture and high temperature, they are affected by spider mites and phylloxera.
Do not forget about the prevention of diseases such as chlorosis, rubella, bacteriosis and bacterial cancer.
The hybrid form Shatilova (White Muscat Shatilova) is characterized by increased resistance to diseases.
Treatment of varieties for all these diseases is a rather complicated and lengthy process, which includes not only the use of biological and chemical preparations, but also the proper care of vines.
It is important to time pruning shoots and shorten the lash, which gives the plant more sunlight and promotes quick drying of the leaves after the rain.
To begin the fight against fungal diseases of White Muscat, as well as pests, you should start with preventive measures.
Spraying the plant with drugs should be carried out regularly; the best remedy is potassium iodide solution. It is a safe for humans tool that does not give the fruit taste or smell.
White Muscat grapes is a good variety for cultivation in the southern regions, which gives a really good crop for use in winemaking: making aromatic liqueur and dessert wines.
It is this variety called Moscato Bianco used to make Spanish sparkling wines. The variety is also suitable for fresh consumption.
Among the wine varieties also worth noting Krassen, Tempranillo and Merlot.
