Auxerrois Blanc - Citizendia

This article is about white grape variety Auxerrois Blanc. For other grape varities sometimes referred to as Auxerrois, see Auxerrois.

Auxerrois Blanc
Species:	Vitis vinifera
Also called:	Auxerrois, Pinot Auxerrois (more)
Origin:	France
Notable regions:	Alsace

Auxerrois Blanc or Auxerrois Blanc de Laquenexy is a white wine grape that is important in Alsace, and is also grown in Germany and Luxembourg. Vitis vinifera ( Common Grape Vine) is a species of Vitis, native to the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This list of wine-producing regions catalogues significant Growing regions where Vineyards are planted Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice German wine is primarily produced in the southwest of Germany, along River Rhine and its tributaries with the oldest plantations going back to the Roman Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by It is a full sibling of Chardonnay that is often blended with the similar Pinot Blanc. Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. Pinot blanc is a white Wine Grape. It is a Genetic mutation of Pinot gris, which is itself a mutation of Pinot noir. ^[1]

1 History
2 Distribution and Wines
- 2.1 France
- 2.2 Germany and Luxembourg
3 Vine and Viticulture
4 Synonyms
5 See also
6 Notes and references
7 Further reading

History

Auxerrois Blanc is thought to have originated in Lorraine, rather than near Auxerre in the Yonne. Auxerre (pronounced) is a commune in the Bourgogne region of north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. Recent DNA fingerprinting suggests that it is a cross between Gouais blanc and Pinot, the same ancestry as Chardonnay. Gouais blanc is a white grape variety that is seldom grown but is important as the ancestor of many French and German wine varieties Pinot noir ('pino nwar is a red Wine Grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. The name Auxerrois Blanc has actually been used as a synonym for Chardonnay in the Moselle region in France, which explains why there is also a longer name (Auxerrois Blanc de Laquenexy) for the grape variety. Moselle wine is produced in three countries along the Moselle (or Mosel river France, Luxembourg and Germany. ^[1]

Distribution and Wines

Seldom seen in the New World, a little is grown in Canada and South Africa.

France

France's 1950 ha of Auxerrois Blanc are mostly in Alsace, with some in the Côtes de Toul of Lorraine. Côtes de Toul is a French wine produced in the Département of Meurthe-et-Moselle in the Lorraine ''région''. It is mostly blended into wines called "Pinot Blanc" (which may actullay consist of Auxerrois Blanc, the variety Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir vinified white). It is an important component of Crémant d'Alsace. Crémant d'Alsace is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for Sparkling wines made in the Alsace wine region of France.

Germany and Luxembourg

Some is grown in Germany and Luxembourg, where it is known simply as Auxerrois.

Vine and Viticulture

It favours limestone soils, and ripens a little earlier than Pinot blanc. It has small compact bunches.

Synonyms

Arboisier, Arnaison Blanc, Arnoison, Aubaine, Auvergnat Blanc, Auvernas Blanc, Auvernat Blanc, Auxois Blanc, Bargeois Blanc, Beaunois, Blanc De Champagne, Breisgauer Sussling, Burgundi Feher, Chablis, Chardennet, Chardonnay Blanc, Chatey Petit, Chaudenet, Claevner, Clevner Weiss, Epinette Blanche, Epinette De Champagne, Ericey Blanc, Feher Chardonnay, Feherburgundi, Feinburgunder, Gamay Blanc, Gelber Weissburgunder, Gentil Blanc, Grosse Bourgogne, Klawner, Klevanjka Biela, Lisant, Luisant, Luizannais, Luizant, Luzannois, Maconnais, Maurillon Blanc, Melon Blanc, Melon D'Arbois, Moreau Blanc, Morillon Blanc, Moulon, Noirien Blanc, Petit Chatey, Petit Sainte-marie, Pino Shardone, Pinot Blanc A Cramant, Pinot Blanc Chardonnay, Pinot Chardonnay, Plant De Tonnerre, Romere, Romeret, Rouci Bile, Rousseau, Roussot, Rulander Weiss, Sainte Marie Petite, Sardone, Shardone, Weiss Silber, Weissedler,^[2] Auxerrois blanc de Laquenexy and Auxerrois de Laquenexy.

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b Robinson, Jancis (2006). Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, MW (born in Cumbria on April 22 1950) is a British Wine Critic, journalist The Oxford Companion to Wine, third edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860990-6. .
^ Maul, E. ; Eibach, R. (1999-06-00). Vitis International Variety Catalogue. Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity (IBV) of the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Deichmanns Aue 29, 53179 Bonn, Germany. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John

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