Today, the area planted is 46.8-hectares and under 4 per cent of the UK's planted area – down from 54.6-hectares in 1990, but not drastically so. Its supporters like it: it ripens early, gives good crops and the wines have a light Muscat tone.
At present, the land used is 46.8-hectares and accounts for less than 4 percent of the UK's cultivated area – decreased from 54.6-hectares in 1990, but not significantly so. Its advocates prefer it: it matures early, yields good harvests and the wines possess a light Muscat flavor.