Picardan

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Variety of grape

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::summary Variety of grape ::

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FieldValue
namePicardan
colorBlanc
imagePicardan.jpg
captionPicardan in Viala & Vermorel
speciesVitis vinifera
also_calledAraignan, Oeillade blanche, Picardan blanc
originFrance
hazards
regionsSouthern Rhône
notable_winesChâteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
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| name = Picardan | color = Blanc | image = Picardan.jpg | caption = Picardan in Viala & Vermorel | species = Vitis vinifera | also_called = Araignan, Oeillade blanche, Picardan blanc | origin = France | hazards = | regions = Southern Rhône | notable_wines = Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Picardan or Picardan blanc is a white wine grape which is one of 13 permitted blending grapes within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC in Rhône wine region in France, although very little planted. The Vitis International Variety Catalogue previously listed Oeillade blanche as the primary name of the variety, but now identifies Araignan as the primary name. However, since the variety is practically unknown for any other use than the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend, it most commonly goes under the name used for it in that appellation.

Picardan gives a wine which considered to be light and rather neutral in character.

Wine

Picardan is also the name of a historical white wine from Languedoc, usually sweetish in character, traded in the late 17th and 18th centuries. It is supposed to have been produced from the varieties Clairette blanche and Piquepoul blanc.

Synonyms and relationship to other grapes

Synonyms include: Aragnan, Aragnan blanc, Araignan, Araignan blanc, Gallet, Gallet blanc, Grosse Clairette, Milhaud blanc, Oeillade blanche, Papadoux, Picardan, Picardan blanc, Piquardan, Piquardant.

Picardan (but not Picardan blanc) is also a synonym for the white grape variety Bourboulenc, which is also found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the dark-skinned variety Bouchales. Picardan noir is a synonym for Cinsaut and Bouchales.

Despite the synonym Oeillade blanche, Picardan is not a color mutation of the Languedoc and Provence wine grape Oeillade noire.

References

References

  1. (2006). "Châteauneuf-du-Pape". Oxford University Press.
  2. (2006). "Picardan". Oxford University Press.
  3. [http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=8703 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Oeillade blanche], accessed on May 5, 2008
  4. [http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=527 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Araginan], accessed on June 7, 2010
  5. [http://www.wein-plus.eu/en/Picardan_3.0.2927.html Wein-Plus Glossar: Picardan] accessed on January 24, 2013
  6. link. (2012-04-05 , accessed on May 5, 2008)
  7. link. (2012-04-05 , accessed on May 5, 2008)
  8. [http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=2672 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Cinsaut], accessed on May 5, 2008
  9. J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 743, Allen Lane 2012 {{ISBN. 978-1-846-14446-2

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