| Beaunoir | |
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| Species: | Vitis vinifera |
| Also called: | Pinot D'Orleans (more) |
| Origin: | France |
Beaunoir is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. 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. French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, on over 800000 Hectares (over 2 million Acres of Vineyards and in a typical Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. The 'beautiful black' grape produces a thin wine and not much is grown these days.
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History
DNA fingerprinting has shown that it is one of many grapes to be the result of a cross between Gouais Blanc (Heunisch) and Pinot, making it a full sibling of famous varieties such as Chardonnay and Aligoté. Gouais blanc is a white grape variety that is seldom grown but is important as the ancestor of many French and German wine varieties Aligoté is a white Grape used to make dry white Wines in the Burgundy region of France, and which also has significant plantings in much Gouais Blanc is a Croatian grape brought to Burgundy by the Romans. It used to be the most widely planted white grape in Germany and eastern France, grown by the peasants in the less favoured sites next to the better vineyards growing Pinot for their masters. This offered lots of opportunities for hybridisation, and the offspring benefited from hybrid vigour as the parents were genetically quite different.
Distribution and Wines
Like Bachet Noir, Beaunoir has almost disappeared from its home in Châtillon-sur-Seine and the Aube, between Champagne and Burgundy. Aube is a department in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. The wine is very ordinary, with low alcohol and little colour.
Vine and Viticulture
Beaunoir is quite vigorous, producing small compact bunches of small grapes.
Synonyms
Cep Gris, Co Gris, Mourillon, Pinot D'Ai, Pinot D'Orleans, Seau Gris, Sogris[1]
See also
- Other Gouais Blanc/Pinot crosses include Aubin Vert, Auxerrois, Bachet noir, Franc Noir de la-Haute-Saône, Gamay Blanc Gloriod, Gamay noir, Melon, Knipperlé, Peurion, Romorantin, Roublot, and Sacy
Notes and references
- ^ Maul, Erika; Töpfer, Reinhard; Eibach, Rudolf (2007). Aubin Vert is a White wine grape Cultivar grown in the Lorraine region of France 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 Bachet Noir is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. Gamay Blanc Gloriod is an obscure French variety of white wine grape Gamay is a purple-colored Grape variety used to make Red wines most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire Valley around Tours Melon de Bourgogne is a variety of white Grape grown in the Loire Valley region of France and best known through its use in the Wine Knipperlé is a traditional French variety of white wine grape from Alsace. Peurion is a traditional French variety of white wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. Romorantin is a traditional French variety of white wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. Roublot is a traditional French variety of white wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. Sacy is a white Wine Grape grown primarily in the northeast of France within the Yonne department. Vitis International Variety Catalogue. Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ), Siebeldingen, Germany. Retrieved on 2007-08-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and
Further reading
- Robinson, Jancis (1992). Jancis Mary Robinson OBE, MW (born in Cumbria on April 22 1950) is a British Wine Critic, journalist Vines, Grapes and Wines: The Wine Drinker's Guide to Grape Varieties. Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1857329995.
- 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. 978-0198609902.
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