PINEAU DE LA LOIRE:
Alternate name for Chenin Blanc. (See above).
PINOT CHARDONNAY:
Better known as the Chardonnay grape. (See above).
AKA
Pineau de la Loire and Blanc d'Anjou, Steen in South Africa, White Pinot (Pinot Blanco) in Italy ...
Also known as, Pineau de la Loire, Pineau d'Anjou, Pineau de Savennieres, Pineau de Briollay, Gros Pineau de Vouvray, Plant de Breze, Gout-Fort, Verdurant, Blanc d'Anjou, Confort, Cou-Fort, Quefort, Blanc d'Aunis, Franc-Blanc, Franche, Steen.
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.
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.
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.
History ...
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.
Permitted white grape varieties include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc (together these two must not comprise more than 20% of the blend) and Chenin Blanc (also sometimes referred to as Pineau de la Loire), ...
 See also: Blanc, Loire, Chenin Blanc, Sweet, White
  
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