What kind of French grape nearly became extinct in 1967?!
FYI - The newspaper article mentioned the grape was limited to twelve acres in 1967!. It has become popular in the Pacific Northwest 'tho on
the high end of pricing and is a white!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Perhaps the other answers are right but if I were guessing I'd say Viognier or Colombard!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Gouais Blanc
DNA profiling by Dr Carole Meredith from the University of California at Davis proves that Chardonnay is a cross of an old, nearly extinct variety called Gouais Blanc and a member of the Pinot family!. Chardonnay, Gamay Noir and many other classic varieties can be traced back to this cross of Pinot and Gouais Blanc!. The Gouais Blanc grape originated in Croatia and probably arrived in France with the Romans!. Gouais Blanc was not well liked even then and has been actively dug up through the centuries hence leading to its now 'nearly extinct' title!. How did it happen!? "In each case there was a crosspollination between a Pinot vine and a Gouais Blanc vine and from the seed that developed a single seedling sprung up in a vineyard somewhere!. A farmer took a liking to it and multiplied it by cuttings" said Dr Meredith!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
DNA profiling by Dr Carole Meredith from the University of California at Davis proves that Chardonnay is a cross of an old, nearly extinct variety called Gouais Blanc and a member of the Pinot family!. Chardonnay, Gamay Noir and many other classic varieties can be traced back to this cross of Pinot and Gouais Blanc!. The Gouais Blanc grape originated in Croatia and probably arrived in France with the Romans!. Gouais Blanc was not well liked even then and has been actively dug up through the centuries hence leading to its now 'nearly extinct' title!. How did it happen!? "In each case there was a crosspollination between a Pinot vine and a Gouais Blanc vine and from the seed that developed a single seedling sprung up in a vineyard somewhere!. A farmer took a liking to it and multiplied it by cuttings" said Dr Meredith!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://ezinearticles!.com/!?A-Short-Histor!.!.!.
A Short History of the Chardonnay Wine Grape
By Peter SvansWww@FoodAQ@Com
A Short History of the Chardonnay Wine Grape
By Peter SvansWww@FoodAQ@Com
I cannot think of a French grape that was nearly extinct in 1967, but there is an Italian grape that was nearly extinct at that time!. One man went on a mission to salvage the remaining Roero Arneis, sometimes referred to as nebbiolo bianco, grape!. I found a nice write up (source noted), which states:
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Still in Italy's northwest corner but removed from snow-capped Mont Blanc in Valle d'Aosta and the sparkling sea of Liguria, Piedmont's rolling hills bring to mind regal reds capable of marathon aging!. Yet fans of Barolo and Barbaresco should know that the region also produces some outstanding whites!. One of the best is Roero Arneis (made from the grape of the same name)!. Arneis, which means "difficult" or "stubborn" in the local dialect, is currently among the most coveted Italian wines imported to the U!.S!., where sales have exploded!.
According to the very elegant Bruna Giacosa, daughter of Bruno, the renowned Barolo and Barbaresco producer, "The grape is difficult to cultivate due to its thin skin, and difficult to vinify!. Fermentation will stop, then start, then stop again!. My father, who can himself be very 'arneis,' loves the challenges this varietal presents," she explains with filial affection!.
This luscious wine, redolent of flowers and pear, was saved from obliteration by Giacosa and other pioneers such as Alfredo Currado of Vietti, another noted Barolista!. The latter is credited as being the first to vinify arneis, which was nearly extinct by the 1960s!. Currado explains, "The locals called this white varietal nebbiolo bianco because it grew in the midst of the nebbiolo vineyards!. They would vinify it sweet, or because the amount was so insignificant, throw it in with the red wine production!." By researching old texts, he discovered that this curious grape was called "arneis!." He recounts that it yielded a dry wine that was highly praised hundreds of years ago!. In 1967, Currado asked the local priest to instruct parishioners interested in selling their "nebbiolo bianco" to meet him after mass!. The request was met with unanimous enthusiasm!. "Forty-six peasants showed up loaded with grapes," he recalls!. "They came on bicycle, in horse-drawn carts and on foot!. With those grapes, I vinified my first Arneis!."
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I challenge anyone suggesting that Chardonnay is the grape that was threatened to provide proof!. Champagne, largely made from Chardonnay, has been around forever!. The phloxera outbreak of the 18th century threatened certain varietals, but chardonnay was never one of them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Still in Italy's northwest corner but removed from snow-capped Mont Blanc in Valle d'Aosta and the sparkling sea of Liguria, Piedmont's rolling hills bring to mind regal reds capable of marathon aging!. Yet fans of Barolo and Barbaresco should know that the region also produces some outstanding whites!. One of the best is Roero Arneis (made from the grape of the same name)!. Arneis, which means "difficult" or "stubborn" in the local dialect, is currently among the most coveted Italian wines imported to the U!.S!., where sales have exploded!.
According to the very elegant Bruna Giacosa, daughter of Bruno, the renowned Barolo and Barbaresco producer, "The grape is difficult to cultivate due to its thin skin, and difficult to vinify!. Fermentation will stop, then start, then stop again!. My father, who can himself be very 'arneis,' loves the challenges this varietal presents," she explains with filial affection!.
This luscious wine, redolent of flowers and pear, was saved from obliteration by Giacosa and other pioneers such as Alfredo Currado of Vietti, another noted Barolista!. The latter is credited as being the first to vinify arneis, which was nearly extinct by the 1960s!. Currado explains, "The locals called this white varietal nebbiolo bianco because it grew in the midst of the nebbiolo vineyards!. They would vinify it sweet, or because the amount was so insignificant, throw it in with the red wine production!." By researching old texts, he discovered that this curious grape was called "arneis!." He recounts that it yielded a dry wine that was highly praised hundreds of years ago!. In 1967, Currado asked the local priest to instruct parishioners interested in selling their "nebbiolo bianco" to meet him after mass!. The request was met with unanimous enthusiasm!. "Forty-six peasants showed up loaded with grapes," he recalls!. "They came on bicycle, in horse-drawn carts and on foot!. With those grapes, I vinified my first Arneis!."
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I challenge anyone suggesting that Chardonnay is the grape that was threatened to provide proof!. Champagne, largely made from Chardonnay, has been around forever!. The phloxera outbreak of the 18th century threatened certain varietals, but chardonnay was never one of them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.thewinenews!.com/octnov04/feat!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pinot Noir!. thats what i found!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Chardonney Wine Grape!?Www@FoodAQ@Com