Gamay Blanc Gloriod
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| Gamay Blanc Gloriod | |
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| Species: | Vitis vinifera |
| Origin: | France |
| Notable regions: | Burgundy |
Gamay Blanc Gloriod is an obscure French variety of white wine grape. Very little of it is grown commercially.
It is named after Émile Gloriod, who discovered it as a seedling; it was originally thought to be a white version of the Gamay grape. "Gamay Blanc" was already used as an alternative name for Chardonnay, which is another white grape that looks like Gamay. It's not surprising that there's a family resemblance - recent DNA analysis has shown that all three are siblings, independent varieties with the same parents.
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[edit] History
The gardener Émile Gloriod, from Gy in Haute-Saône, discovered Gamay Blanc Gloriod in 1895.
At first it was thought to be a seedling of Gamay, and conventional ampelography linked it to the Melon variety, but DNA fingerprinting showed that along with Chardonnay and Aligoté, it is one of many grapes to be the result of a cross between Gouais Blanc (Heunisch) and Pinot. Gouais Blanc is a Croatian grape, brought to Burgundy by the Romans, which used to be the most widely planted white grape in Germany and eastern France.
[edit] Distribution and Wines
Gamay Blanc Gloriod was never more than a curiosity even in its home territory around Burgundy.
[edit] Vine and Viticulture
The yield of Gamay Blanc Gloriod is variable; it produces small, cylindrical bunches of small grapes.
[edit] Synonyms
none[1]
[edit] See also
- Other Gouais Blanc/Pinot crosses include Aubin Vert, Auxerrois, Bachet noir, Beaunoir, Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône, Gamay, Melon, Knipperlé, Peurion, Romorantin, Roublot, and Sacy
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Maul, Erika; Töpfer, Reinhard; Eibach, Rudolf (2007). Vitis International Variety Catalogue. Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ), Siebeldingen, Germany. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
[edit] Further reading
- Robinson, Jancis (1992). Vines, Grapes and Wines: The Wine Drinker's Guide to Grape Varieties. Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1857329995.
- Robinson, Jancis (2006). The Oxford Companion to Wine, third edition. Oxford University Press. 978-0198609902.
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