white grape · regional staple
Pinot Blanc
Burgundy, France
Say it
pee·nohblahn
The 'c' in blanc is silent; 'an' carries a French nasal vowel, approximated in American English as 'ahn'
On the palate
green applepearwhite peachlemonquincealmond
How you spot it blind: restrained apple-pear fruit with a clean, mineral-edged finish
The story
First written down · 14th century, Burgundy, France
A somatic color mutation of Pinot Noir sharing an identical genotype with Pinot Gris, it was displaced by Chardonnay in Burgundy and Champagne but preserved commercially in Alsace, Germany, and Austria.
Where it lives
Alsace, France · Baden, Germany · Rheinhessen, Germany · Pfalz, Germany · Alto Adige, Italy · Styria, Austria
Shows up as
still whitesparklingCrémant d'Alsace
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