STEEN:
(see Chenin Blanc above).
SYRAH:
A grape variety associated with the Rhone Valley region of France, famous for creating "Hermitage" red wine.
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South African term for "Chenin Blanc", sometimes confused with "Stein".
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The most cultivated grape in South Africa is Chenin Blanc, here known as "Steen", ...
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.
(Merlot); Havana Hills, Durbanville (Du Plessis Reserve Merlot, Du Plessis Reserve Shiraz); Hamilton Russell Vineyards, Walker Bay (Pinot Noir); Fairview Primo, Paarl (Pinotage); L'Avenir, Stellenbosch (Pinotage); Tukulu (Pinotage); Bartho Eksteen, ...
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.
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.
Despite the warm climate, South African plantings have in the past been dominated by white varieties, especially Chenin Blanc, also referred to as Steen.
Chenin Blanc: A very versatile white wine grape known in many areas of the world and called Steen in South Africa. It is the most famous white wine made in the Loire Valley of France.
It is South Africa 's most-planted grape, though there is called Steen, and both there and in California it is currently used primarily as a blending grape for generic table wines.
Long famous for sherry-type wines made from the Chenin Blanc (also called the Steen), South Africa also produces wines from several other noble varieties in areas along the cooler southwestern Cape.
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With a light fruity character, this is the main component of Vouvray, and is grown in California, South Africa (it's called Steen there) and the Loire Valley in France.
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Pineau de la Loire and Blanc d'Anjou, Steen in South Africa, White Pinot (Pinot Blanco) in Italy ...
Chenin Blanc
White wine grape, responsible for many of the wines of the Loire Valley, including Vouvray & Savennieres. Can be made dry, semi-sweet or sweet. Grown extensively in California. Known as Steen in South Africa.
In Australia Chenin Blanc seems to have been introduced in the early days of settlement, possibly in the Busby collection of 1832, but it has often been wrongly named. It is recorded however that C. Waterhouse was growing Steen at Highercombe in ...
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.
Nearly a third of vines in South Africa are chenin blanc, where it is also called Steen. In California, it is the third most widely planted white wine grape. Australia has close to 1,500 acres and New Zealand 500.
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.
is excellent with shellfish, Savennieres is known for its beeswax intensity and fine aging potential Coteaux du Layon makes some of the worlds finest dessert wines, and great everyday drinking wines come from South Africa often labeled as Steen.
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