- Petite Arvine
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Petite Arvine Grape (Vitis) Color of berry skin Blanc Species Vitis vinifera Also called Arvine, Arvine Petite Origin Italy Notable regions Valais Petite Arvine is a white wine grape[1] planted primarily in the Valais region of Switzerland. Total Swiss plantations of the variety in 2009 stood at 154 hectares (380 acres).[2]
Ampelographers believed it to be related to the Swiss grape Amigne,[3] but DNA typing of Amigne has now cast a doubt on that. Petite Arvine's origin is currently listed as Italy.[1]
Petite Arvine has a reputation as a high-class grape variety, and is seen as best "speciality grape" of Valais. Its wines are rich in extract and it is used for dry, semi-sweet and sweet wines.[4]
Synonyms and other 'Arvine' varieties
Petite Arvine is also known under the synonyms Arvine and Arvine Petite.[1]
Arvine Grande is another, much more rare, white Swiss variety.[5] Arvine and Arvine Grande are both also used as synonyms for Silvaner.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Arvine Petite, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 19, 2010
- ^ Office fédéral de l’agriculture OFAG: Das Weinjahr 2009 / L'année d'viticole 2009
- ^ J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 100 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
- ^ Jancis Robinson, ed (2006). "Petite Arvine". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third Edition ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 514. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
- ^ Arvine Grande, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 19, 2010
- ^ Silvaner Grün, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 19, 2010
Categories:- White wine grape varieties
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