ROUSSETTE
Also known as Altesse..
RUBY CABERNET
A red-wine grape cross of Carignane and Cabernet Sauvignon, bred for use in the hot San Joaquin Valley region of California, but showing promise in cooler coastal regions.
ROUSSETTE: Also known as Altesse. (See above).
ROYALTY: Red wine grape cross derived from Alicante Ganzin and Trousseau varieties. Mainly confined to the Central Valley of California as declining acreages. Has similar characteristics to Rubired cross.
ROUSSETTE: Also known as Altesse. (See above).
ROY: Patented winegrape released around 1988 and mentioned in the "Argaman" variety publication by the ARO Horticultural Unit, Volcani Center at Bet-Dagan, Israel. (No other details as yet).
White type of vine giving of the " roussettes " of Savoy of a large smoothness.
AMBRE (AMBER)
Into growing old lengthily, or oxidizing prematurely, the white wines take sometimes a hue close to that of amber.
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Also known as, Avilleran, Grosse Roussette, Ermitage Blanc.
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None in Australia. In France Marsanne is also known as Marsanne Blanche, Grosse Roussette or Avilleran and in Switzerland as Ermitage or Ermitage Blanc.
History ...
Also used for the superior "Roussette de Savoie" white wine blend created with Mondeuse grape wine. Once thought to have origins in Cyprus, the grape is now suspected of being related to, if not actually being, the Furmint grape of Hungary.
AOC of Jura: Cõtes du Jura, Arbois, L'Ètoile, Château Châlon, Crémant du Jura e Macvin du Jura. AOC of Savoie: Crépy, Seyssel, Vin de Savoie, Roussette de Savoie
Languedoc-Roussillon ...
 See also: White, Wine, Aroma, Region, Grape
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