Petite Arvine

Petite Arvine
Grape (Vitis)

Arvine in L'Ampélographie (Viala and Vermorel)
Color of berry skin White
Species Vitis vinifera
Origin Switzerland
Notable regions Valais

Petite Arvine is a white wine grape[1] planted in the Valais region of Switzerland. Total Swiss plantations of the variety in 2009 stood at 154 hectares (380 acres).[2]

Ampelographers revealed it to have originated in the Valais region in Switzerland and grown since 1602.[3]

Designation: AOC Valais

Petite Arvine has a reputation as a high-class grape variety, and is seen as the best white wine grape of the Valais. Its wines are rich in extract and are found as dry, medium-dry and sweet wines.[4] This textured wine contains a generous amount of extract from its thick-skinned berries.

The ambassador of wines from the Valais.[5]

Here is what you can expect from Petite Arvine.

Taste: Fragrant and fruity.

Fruit: Notes of grapefruit and lime.

Acidity: Low acidity.

Tannin: Little to no bitterness.

"The vintners regard it so highly that they've dedicated an entire village to it." Fully, Switzerland – Official Swiss tourism website.[6]

Overall, wines produced from this varietal are made of very high quality.

Derived from Latin the name indicates the vine comes from the Savoyard Arve Valley in the Valais.[7]

Food pairing

Petite Arvine can typically be enjoyed with cheese fondue and other typical Swiss foods. Seafoods such as lobster, oyster and sushi make for a good pairing as well.

References

  1. ↑ Arvine Petite, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 19, 2010
  2. ↑ Office fédéral de l’agriculture OFAG: Das Weinjahr 2009 / L'année d'viticole 2009
  3. ↑ "Valais Wines :: Petite Arvine".
  4. ↑ Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Petite Arvine". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 514. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
  5. ↑ "L'histoire de la Petite Arvine". http://www.museevalaisanduvin.ch. Musée Valaisan. Retrieved 19 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/petite-arvine.html
  7. ↑ MySwitzerland – Official Swiss Tourism
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