Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains vs Torrontés
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
An intensely aromatic white grape that smells and tastes of fresh grapes, made dry in Alsace and sweet and fortified in the Rhône.
- Fresh grape
- Orange blossom
- Intensely aromatic
Recognize it
Fresh grape, orange blossom, and rose make the aroma unusually direct and grapey. Sweetness can range from dry to very sweet.
Torrontés
An intensely floral Argentine white that smells sweet and finishes dry, grown at altitude in Salta and across Mendoza.
- Orange blossom
- Dry palate
- Bitter finish
Recognize it
It often smells sweet from orange blossom and rose, but tastes dry and light-bodied. A faint bitter note can appear on the finish.
How they compare
- SimilarBoth are intensely aromatic and floral.
- DifferenceMuscat smells more directly of fresh grapes; Torrontés leans toward orange blossom, rose, and citrus.