Editing Muscat (grape) (section)

== Closely related varieties ==
[[File:Muscat de Saumur.jpg|left|thumb|''Muscat d'Eisenstadt'' (also known as "''Muscat de Saumur''"), one of the parent varieties of ''Muscat Ottonel'']]
Of the more than 200 grape varieties sharing "Muscat" (or one of its synonyms) in their name, the majority are not closely related to each other. The exception are the members of the ''Muscat blanc à Petits Grains'' and Muscat of Alexandria families. In the early 21st century, [[DNA analysis]] showed that Muscat of Alexandria was, itself, a [[natural crossing]] of ''Muscat blanc à Petits Grains'' and a black-skinned table grape variety from the [[Greek islands]] known as ''[[Axina de Tres Bias]]''. Rarely seen outside of Greece, ''Axina de Tres Bias'' (also known as "''Heftakilo''") is also grown in [[Malta (wine)|Malta]] and [[Sardinia (wine)|Sardinia]].<ref name="Wine Grapes"/>

''Muscat blanc à Petits Grains'' and Muscat of Alexandria, themselves, have crossed and have produced at least 14 different grape varieties, 5 of which are mostly cultivated in [[South America]] and 9 still found in Italy though none are of major use in wine production. More notable and widely planted offspring have come from ''Muscat blanc à Petits Grains'' and Muscat of Alexandria crossing with other grape varieties, such as the [[Argentine wine]] grapes of ''[[Cereza]]'', ''[[Torrontés Riojano]]'' and ''[[Torrontés Sanjuanino]]'', stemming from a cross of Muscat of Alexandria with "''[[Listán negro]]''" (also known as the "[[Mission grape]]")<ref name="Wine Grapes"/>

Muscat of Alexandria has also been crossed with the [[German (wine)|German]] / [[Italian wine]] grape ''[[Trollinger]]'' (also known as "''Schiava Grossa''") to produce [[Muscat of Hamburg]] and ''[[Malvasia del Lazio]]'', and with the Italian wine grapes ''[[Catarratto bianco]]'' and ''[[Bombino bianco]]'' to produce the [[Marsala wine]] grape ''[[Grillo]]'' and ''[[Moscatello Selvatico]]'', respectively.<ref name="Wine Grapes"/> ''Muscat Ottonel'' is the result of a crossing between one Muscat variety, "''[[Muscat d'Eisenstadt]]''" (also known as "''Muscat de Saumur''"), with the [[Swiss wine]] grape ''[[Chasselas]]''<ref name="Clarke"/>

''Muscat blanc à Petits Grains'' has been identified as one of the parent grapes of several varieties, though with which crossing partner is currently unknown. These include the [[Italian wine grapes]] ''[[Aleatico]]'', ''[[Moscato Giallo]]'' (Yellow Moscato), ''[[Moscato rosa del Trentino]]'' (Pink Moscato of Trentino) and ''[[Moscato di Scanzo]]''. DNA analysis was able to identify the [[Tuscan wine]] grape ''[[Mammolo]]'' as the second parent variety that crossed with ''Muscat blanc à Petits Grains'' to produce ''[[Muscat rouge de Madère]]'' (Red Muscat of Madère).<ref name="Wine Grapes"/>