"Muscade" redirects here. For another French grape that is also known as Muscade, see Muscadelle.
Clairette blanche is a white winegrape variety most widely grown in the wine regions of Provence, Rhône and Languedoc in France. At the end of the 1990s, there were 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) of Clairette blanche grown in France, although volumes are decreasing.[1]
Clairette blanche was often used to make vermouth, to which it is suited as it produces wine high in alcohol and low in acidity, and therefore yields wines that are sometimes described as "flabby" and which tend to oxidize easily. These problems have sometimes been partially overcome by blending it with high-acid varieties such as Piquepoul blanc. It is allowed into many appellations of Southern Rhône, Provence and Languedoc. The white wines Clairette de Bellegarde and Clairette du Languedoc are made entirely from Clairette blanche, while the sparkling wine Clairette de Die can also contain Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. Clairette blanche is frequently used in the blended white Vin de pays from Languedoc.[1]
It is also one of the thirteen grape varieties permitted in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. With 2.5% of the appellation's vineyards planted in Clairette blanche in 2004 it is the most common white variety in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, slightly ahead of Grenache blanc.[2]
clairette, blanche, muscade, redirects, here, another, french, grape, that, also, known, muscade, muscadelle, white, wine, grape, variety, most, widely, grown, wine, regions, provence, rhône, languedoc, france, 1990s, there, were, hectares, acres, grown, franc. Muscade redirects here For another French grape that is also known as Muscade see Muscadelle Clairette blanche is a white wine grape variety most widely grown in the wine regions of Provence Rhone and Languedoc in France At the end of the 1990s there were 3 000 hectares 7 400 acres of Clairette blanche grown in France although volumes are decreasing 1 Clairette blancheGrape Vitis Clairette in Viala amp VermorelColor of berry skinBlancSpeciesVitis viniferaAlso calledClairette and several other synonymsOriginFranceNotable regionsProvence and RhoneVIVC number2695 Leaves of Clairette vines Clairette blanche was often used to make vermouth to which it is suited as it produces wine high in alcohol and low in acidity and therefore yields wines that are sometimes described as flabby and which tend to oxidize easily These problems have sometimes been partially overcome by blending it with high acid varieties such as Piquepoul blanc It is allowed into many appellations of Southern Rhone Provence and Languedoc The white wines Clairette de Bellegarde and Clairette du Languedoc are made entirely from Clairette blanche while the sparkling wine Clairette de Die can also contain Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains Clairette blanche is frequently used in the blended white Vin de pays from Languedoc 1 It is also one of the thirteen grape varieties permitted in the Chateauneuf du Pape appellation With 2 5 of the appellation s vineyards planted in Clairette blanche in 2004 it is the most common white variety in Chateauneuf du Pape slightly ahead of Grenache blanc 2 Outside France it is also grown in South Africa for sparkling wine Australia and Sardinia Synonyms editClairette blanche is also known under the synonyms AG Cleret AG Kleret Blanc Laffite Blanket Blanquette Blanquette De Limoux Blanquette du Midi Blanquette Velue Bon Afrara Bou Afrara Branquete Cibade Clairette Clairette d Aspiran Clairette De Limoux Clairette De Trans Clairette Pointue Clairette Pounchoudo Clairette verte Clarette Clerette Colle Musquette Cotticour Feher Clairette Feher Kleret Gaillard blanc Granolata Klaretto bianko Kleret Kleret Belyi Kleret de Limu Muscade Osianka Ousianka Ovsyaika Ovsyanka Petit blanc Petit Kleret Petite Clairette Poupe De Gate Pti Blan d Obena Seidentraube Shalos Zolotistyi Uva Gijona Vivsianka Vivsyanca and Vivsyanka 3 Clairette also appears in the name and synonyms of other grape varieties including Bourboulenc and Ugni blanc 1 References edit a b c Jancis Robinson ed 2006 Clairette Oxford Companion to Wine Third ed Oxford Oxford University Press pp 172 ISBN 0 19 860990 6 www chateauneuf dk Grapes accessed on June 19 2008 Clarette blanche Archived 2012 01 21 at the Wayback Machine Vitis International Variety Catalogue accessed on June 20 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clairette blanche amp oldid 1012806089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
