PINEAU DE LA LOIRE:
Alternate name for Chenin Blanc. (See above).
PINOT CHARDONNAY:
Better known as the Chardonnay grape. (See above).
Pineau des Charentes (pee-no day shah-rahn't)
A somewhat obscure sweet, fortified wine made in the Cognac region of France. It is made by adding Cognac to unfermented grape juice (instead of partially fermented wine).
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PINEAU D'AUNIS: (a.k.a Aunis). Ancient and increasingly rare variety used to create good rosé and red wines in the Touraine and Anjou-Saumur AOC's of the Loire region in France. Has the synonym name Chenin Noir in California.
Chenin Blanc or Pineau de la Loire is the grape-variety which produces the best white wines of Anjou and Touraine. It has nothing in common with grapes of the Pinot family.
Liqueur wine; sweet wine not meeting the lawful standards of the VDN, or wine obtained by mixture of wine and alcohol (Pineau of Charentes).
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Denomination reserved for the wines with AOC, obtained by mutage, i.e.
The range of varieties eligible for the wine differs slightly from Saumur; the white grapes included may be Chenin, Chardonnay or Menu Pineau (also known as Arbois or Petit Verdet) - note that there is no place for Sauvignon Blanc here.
One of the main wines produced in this area is Rosé d'Anjou, mainly produced with Grolleau grape to which is often added Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon Cőt (Malbec), Pineau d'Aunis and Gamay.
It's also known as Pineau de la Loire and Pineau d'Anjou. Almost a third of South African vines are Chenin Blanc, where it is known as Steen. California, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil (Pinot Blanco), New Zealand and Australia also make this wine.
A widely grown white-wine producing variety, known as Steen in South Africa, Pineau de la Loire in the Loire region of France and under the alias name White Pinot (Pinot Blanco) elsewhere in the world.
CHENIN BLANC: A widely grown white-wine grape variety, known as Steen in South Africa, and Pineau de la Loire in the Loire region of France. Often made in a variety of styles with or without some residual sugar.
Chenin Blanc (or often simply Chenin) is a widely grown wine grape variety, also known as Steen in South Africa, and Pineau de la Loire in the Loire Valley region of France.
He has plenty of synonyms, including Pineau, Franc Peneau, Moirien, Savagnin Noir, Plant Doré, Doré Vert, Klevner, Blauburgunder, Blauer pinot noir, Morillon, Auvernat, Burgundy Black leaf has medium or medium-small, rounded and lobed ; ...
Although the native region for chenin is the Loire Valley (where the grape is often called Pineau de la Loire), there is less planted in all of France than in most wine-producing countries of the New World.
None in Australia. In France the variety is also known as Pineau de la Loire, Blanc d'Anjou, Plant d'Anjou, Gros Pinot Blanc de la Loire and Gros Chenin. In South Africa the variety is known as Steen.
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The addition of alcohol to fresh grape juice, preventing fermentation and producing a type of fortified wine known as vins de liqueurs (French) such as Pineau and Ratafia.
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