Although Muscat (Moschato in Greek) is cultivated in several places, the grape is historically associated with the straw-colored sweet wines of Samos. Samos muscats are full-bodies, dense and concentrated, with aromas of apple and pear.

This is one of the most important white varieties cultivated in Greece. It is considered to be related to the French variety, Muscat de Frontignan. It is cultivated mainly on the island of Samos and in the north-western Peloponnese, but is also found on some Cycladic islands and on islands of the Dodecanese group.

The bunches are of medium size, cylindrical-conical, or conical in shape, and dense. The grapes are medium and approximately spherical in shape. The skin is green-yellow in colour, of medium thickness, and the flesh is soft, juicy and colourless, with a characteristic muscat aroma.