Is Golden Muscat a white wine grape?

[mo...@hotmail.com]

I planted a Golden Muscat grape vine 3 years ago in anticipating the
time when I would it would produce enough grapes to make my first
batch of Muscat Wine.
This is the year. I have a bumper crop!
15 years ago, I made persimmon wine and it came out pretty good. So
I'm fairly knowledgable with wine making, but not even close to most
of you.
My question is: Should I treat Golden Muscat grapes as white grapes
or as red grapes when it comes to crushing and pressing and separating
from the skin and stems?
Thanks for any advice, and thanks in advance

Mitch

[Paul Jean Jr.]

FOR SURE!

You will need about 2.5 lbs of grapes for a gallon of wine. It will have a heavy flavour (try spumanti Bambino to get the flavour profile I refer to) but will make a nice sweet dessert wine.

Paul Jean Jr.
Publusher , Getting Started in Winemaking by JE Underhill

[Dan Parker]

mo...@hotmail.com wrote in article
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> I planted a Golden Muscat grape vine 3 years ago in anticipating the
> time when I would it would produce enough grapes to make my first
> batch of Muscat Wine.
> This is the year. I have a bumper crop!
> 15 years ago, I made persimmon wine and it came out pretty good. So
> I'm fairly knowledgable with wine making, but not even close to most
> of you.
> My question is: Should I treat Golden Muscat grapes as white grapes
> or as red grapes when it comes to crushing and pressing and separating
> from the skin and stems?
> Thanks for any advice, and thanks in advance
>
> Mitch

I have a Golden Muscat myself (4 years old now) which I treat as a white
grape...which it is. It is an inter-specific hybrid which is the result of
a Muscat Hamburg x Diamand crossing. Muscat Hamburg is, itself, the
offspring of a Muscat of Alexandria x Schiava Grossa cross. The Muscat
heritage of this grape is, therefore, somewhat dilute. It's lineage can be
summed up as follows:

Golden Muscat = Muscat Hamburg x Diamond
Muscat Hamburg = Muscat of Alexandria x Schiava Grossa
Diamond = Concord x Iona
Iona = Catawba clone
Catawba = Unknown V. vinifera x Unknown V. labrusca

I realize this is far more than what you asked....but I get a kick out of
this sort of viticultural "background check" ;-)

Dan

Dan

[(wino)]

> Should I treat Golden Muscat grapes as white grapes
> or as red grapes when it comes to crushing and pressing and separating
> from the skin and stems?
>

Hi mitch;crush and press at the same time.
Add about 50==75 ppm sulphite to the juice.
The next day add the Rehydreted yeast, and you are off and running....
Murph...