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f Morrillon. Synonyms : Gros Plant Dore, Maitre Noir. 

 Seems to be a variety of Pinot, with large bunches and large 

 berries. It is better suited for the table than for wine-making. It 

 must not be confounded with the Morillon Blanc or 'ordinary white 

 Pinot. 



* Muscats. 



There are many different Muscats, which it is useless for 

 us to enumerate here. We shall endeavour to describe one or two 

 of the principal ones, to which the others all bear considerable 

 resemblance. 



The character common to them all is the strongly perfumed flavour 

 of their fruit, which renders them only suitable for the production of 

 liqueur wines, raisins, or table grapes. The strong Muscat flavour 

 renders them unsuitable for blending with other sorts to make a light 

 wine. We shall give a description of some of the leading sorts. 



* Muscat de Frontignan. 



This is the best Muscat variety for wine-making purposes. It is 

 admirably suited for the production of high class liqueur wines in the 

 third region of the colony, and is a fairly good bearer. It comes into 

 leaf early, and ripens at the end of the second period. It is very 

 subject to oidium, anthracnosis, and all fungoid diseases. 



Either long or short pruning suits it. The flavour of the fruit is 

 superior with the former. It is a vigorous rather spreading grower, 

 with thick, short-jointed shoots of * reddish-brown colour ; leaves 

 medium size, five-lobed, but not very deeply indented as a rule, two 

 series of long sharp teeth, upper-surface smooth and even, under- 

 surface almost devoid of down ; bunch cylindrical, close, not much 

 shouldered ; berries round, medium size, of a beautiful amber colour 

 on the White Frontignan, but of a reddish-brown on the Brown 

 Frontignan. These two only differ in the colour of their fruit. 



* Muscat Gordo Blanco. 



This is the best raisin grape we have, and is extensively cultivated 

 in the third region of Victoria. In its general characters it pretty 

 closely resembles the former, but is more vigorous and a better 

 bearer, whilst its berries are oval. Considerable difference of opinion 

 exists as to its identity with the White Muscat of Alexandria; 

 although many authorities say that they are the same sort, it is not 



