Muscaris
Vitis vinifera L.
Muscaris is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Germany.2
In 2023 it covered 216 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 463 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Austria: 97 ha (45% of the world total), across 9 countries.2
Between 2016 and 2023 its area grew by 3,179%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Solaris × Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Crossed in 1987 by Becker, Norbert.1
VIVC records 2 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Muscaris grows
- OriginGermany
- AreaAustria
- AreaPoland
- AreaBelgium
- AreaSwitzerland
- AreaSlovenia
- Areathe Netherlands
- AreaDenmark
- AreaLithuania
- AreaHungary
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
Muscaris (FR 493-87) · Fr 493-87 · Freiburg 493-87
Parents
Other varieties from Germany
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 22628. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3