MELON DE BOURGOGNE
Another name for the Muscadet de Bourgogne grape..
Melon de Bourgogne, white wine grape originating in Burgundy where it is now very rare but is permitted Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire.
MELON DE BOURGOGNE:
Identical to the Muscadet de Bourgogne grape. (See below).
MEUNIER:
Alternate name for Pinot Meunier. (See below).
Also known as, Melon de Bourgogne, Muscadet, Gros Auxerrois, Lyonnaise Blanche.
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Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire, France
Soft, simple white blended away with Chardonnay.
These ancient wines may have looked and tasted very little like modern-day Muscadet though, as it was only in the early 18th century that Melon de Bourgogne came to dominate the region.
many, the region is however particularly associated to whites, certainly the most famous style in the world also thanks to the quality of the territory and of the grapes used for their production: Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Melon de Bourgogne.
It is made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, often referred to simply as melon. The name seems to refer to a characteristic of the wine produced by the melon grape varietal : vin qui a un goût musqué - 'wine with a musk-like taste'.
Muscadet is made with a mild-flavored grape called melon de Bourgogne. Because the wine is so light in flavor, it is often allowed to sit for long periods before it's sold, which slightly carbonates it and makes it a sparkling wine.
many of the vines called Pinot Blanc are actually a related variety, Melon de Bourgogne/Muscadet, that has the same parents as Chardonnay.
However, recent research speculates that some plantings of this California grown grape variety are actually the Melon de Bourgogne, (aka Muscadet de Bourgogne), a grape grown widely in the western reaches of the Loire region of France, ...
Other red varieties are grown (Gamay and Pinot Gris) and there are many, many clones of Pinot Noir in Burgundian vineyards as well. Additional white varieties include Pinot Blanc, Aligote and Melon de Bourgogne.
 See also: Wine, White, Bourgogne, Muscadet, Melon
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