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912 20 Alcoholic Beverages

Table 20.12. Major grape cultivars of selected countries

Country Grape cultivar Comments about cultivation area and quality

France

Italy

White wine cultivars

Aligote

Chardonnay

Chemin blanc

Folle blanche

Grenach blanc

Melon blanc

(Muscadet)

Muscadelle

Pinot blanc

Pinot gris

Roussane (Rouselle)

Sauvignon

Semillon blanc

Red wine cultivars

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Sauvignon

Carignan

Cot (Malbec)

Cinsaut

Grenach noir

Gamay noir

Merlot

Petit Verdot

Pinot noir

Syrah

White wine cultivars

Malvasia, bianca

Mascato, bianco

Trebbiano

Vermentino

Weissterlaner

Red wine cultivars

Aleatico

Barbera

Freisa

Gross-Vernatsch

(Trollinger)

Lagrein

Merlot

Nebbiolo

Pinot Nero

San Giovese

Bourgogne, a “vin ordinaire”, modest quality wine

Cultivated in Champagne and Bourgogne area (Chablis, Montrachet,

Pouilly), a very good quality wine

Cultivated in regions of Tourraine, Anjou and Loire

Wine used for brandy production in Cognac and Armagnac

Midi

Mellow refreshing wine with a slight muscat bouquet

Cultivated in Bordeaux and Charente regions, 5–10% blended into

Sauternes and Graves wines

Cultivated in Alsace, Champagne, Loire and Cote d’Or

Alsace wine

Cultivated in Rhone region, a full-bodied, pleasing fragrancy wine

Wine of Bordeaux, Loire and Cher regions, a full-bodied fragrant

wine, with Semillon used for production of Sauternes wine

As Sauvignon, used for production of Sauternes wine

Spread in Bordeaux and Loire regions, a superior, strong pleasing

wine, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot is an ingredient of

Bordeaux wines

As Cabernet Franc, aroma rich, a superior quality wine

Grown in Rhone, Midi and Provence regions

Bordeaux, one of the best grape cultivars

Grown in Southern France

Grown in Southern France

Beaujolais, Maconnais; fruity pleasant, refreshing wine

A Bordeaux wine, full-bodied, rich and mellow; as Cabernet

Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon is an ingredient of Bordeaux wines

Grown in Bordeaux region, component of Bordeaux wines

Bourgogne, and wine of Cote d’Or

Grown in Southern France

An important cultivar across Italy

Grown mostly in Northern Italy, a wine of Asti region

Widely grown across Italy

Grown along Italian riviera, a very good white wine

Wine of South Tyrol

Widely grown in Italy

One of the most important cultivars

Grown in Piemont and Vercelli regions, one of the best Italian

cultivars

The wine of Bolzano, Trento and Como

Grown in South Tyrol

A prefered cultivar of Piemont and Lombardy regions

Grown in Northern Italy with Rome as Southern limit

Spread from Toscana till Latium; major constituent of Chianti

wine

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