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    Muscat of Alexandria

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Muscat of Alexandria is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Greece.2

    In 2023 it covered 30,218 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 29 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Spain: 9,753 ha (32% of the world total), across 21 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 3%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Heptakilo × Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 348 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Greece2
    Area, 2023
    30,218 ha2
    World rank
    29 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 82411
    parentHeptakilo
    parentMuscat Blanc à Petits Grains
    Muscat of Alexandria

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Spain9,753 ha
    2. Chile4,217 ha
    3. Italy2,343 ha
    4. France1,974 ha
    5. Argentina1,933 ha
    6. Australia1,854 ha
    7. the United States1,678 ha
    8. South Africa1,301 ha
    9. China1,200 ha
    10. Portugal1,047 ha
    11. Greece879 ha
    12. Morocco795 ha

    Area, 2023

    29,46827,64834,95430,2182000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Muscat of Alexandria grows

    1. OriginGreece
    2. AreaSpain
    3. AreaChile
    4. AreaItaly
    5. AreaFrance
    6. AreaArgentina
    7. AreaAustralia
    8. Areathe United States
    9. AreaSouth Africa
    10. AreaChina
    11. AreaPortugal

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Hanepoot · Malaga · Moscadella · Moscatel Blanca · Moscatel Blanco · Moscatel De Alejandria · Moscatel De Alejandría · Moscatel De Alejandría - Blanca Italia · Moscatel De Alejandría, Moscatel De Málaga · Moscatel Graudo · Moscatel Graúdo / Moscatel-De-Setúbal · Moscatel de Alejandria · Moscatel de Alejandr¡a · Moscatel de Malaga · Moscato Of Alexandria · Moscato de Alexandria · Muscat Alexandria · Muscat Amber · Muscat D'Alexandrie · Muscat D'Alexandrie B · Muscat Gordo Blanco · Muscat Of Alexandria · Muscat d'Alexandrie · Muscat of Alexandria (W)

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Greece

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 8241. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    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