Weinbau in der Schweiz
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 the earliest.