Editing Muscat (grape) (section)

=== ''Muscat Ottonel'' ===
[[File:Mathiász Jánosné csemegeszőlő.jpg|right|thumb|A bowl of table grapes that includes a mixture of ''Muscat Ottonel'' and ''Chasselas Rouge de Foncé'']]
Like Muscat of Hamburg, ''Muscat Ottonel'' is a relatively recent addition to the Muscat family, being bred in the [[Loire Valley wine]] region of France in the 1850s. The grape is a cross of the [[Swiss wine]] grape ''[[Chasselas]]'' and ''[[Muscat d'Eisenstadt]]'' (also known as ''Muscat de Saumur''). Of all of the major Muscat varieties, ''Muscat Ottonel'' has the most pale skin color, and tends to produce the most neutral wines and is also the grape variety that [[ripens (wine)|ripens]] the earliest.<ref name="Clarke"/>

While varieties such as Muscat of Alexandria tend to thrive in very warm [[Mediterranean climates (wine)|Mediterranean climates]], Muscat of Ottonel has shown an affinity for ripening in cooler [[continental climates (wine)|continental climates]], and has found a home in many Central European nations, such as [[Bulgaria (wine)|Bulgaria]], the [[Czech Republic (wine)|Czech Republic]], [[Romania (wine)|Romania]] and many former republic of the [[Soviet Union]], such as [[Russia (wine)|Russia]], [[Kazakhstan (wine)|Kazakhstan]], [[Moldova (wine)|Moldova]], [[Tajikistan (wine)|Tajikistan]], [[Turkmenistan (wine)|Turkmenistan]] and [[Ukraine (wine)|Ukraine]].<ref name="Oxford"/> It is also the primary Muscat variety grown in the French region of [[Alsace (wine)|Alsace]], where it is used to produce both dry and off-dry styles. In Austria, it is also the most widely planted Muscat variety, where it is used to produce [[late-harvest wines]] around [[Lake Neusiedl]].<ref name="Clarke"/>