White Wine Grape Varieties from France
22 entries in the White Wine Grape Varieties from France compendium.
Len de l'ElA historic Gaillac grape with a mandated blend role.ArbaneA nearly extinct white grape still permitted in Champagne.Merlot blancA rare white offspring of Merlot and Folle blanche.TourbatA white grape with smoky notes from Roussillon and Sardinia.Terret blancA mutation of the Terret vine, grown mainly in Languedoc.Baroque (grape)A white grape saved from extinction in South West France.Trousseau grisA white mutation of Trousseau, once called Gray Riesling.OndencA historic Bordeaux variety now limited to southwest France.Terret grisA historic Languedoc mutation producing full-bodied white wines.Arbois (grape)A Loire white grape valued for softening high-acid varieties.KnipperléAn Alsatian white grape, sibling of Chardonnay, used in local blends.RomorantinA Loire sibling of Chardonnay with intense, minerally character.Aubin vertA Lorraine grape sibling to Chardonnay, confirmed by DNA in 1999.VerdesseAn old white grape from eastern France with thick-skinned berries.AltesseA late-ripening Savoyard grape resistant to grey rot.ArrufiacA Gascon blending grape known for its gunflint aroma.Brustiano biancoA Corsican white grape rediscovered on Sardinia via DNA analysis.Vignoles (grape)A hybrid grape valued for late-harvest and ice wines.Balzac blancA nearly extinct French white grape once used for Cognac.Chasan (grape)A French white grape with disputed parentage, planted mainly in Languedoc.ColombardA French white grape used for Cognac, Armagnac, and distinctive guava-flavoured wines.TraminetteA cold-hardy hybrid retaining Gewürztraminer character.
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