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Dameron Grape (Vitis) Color of berry skin Noir Species Vitis vinifera Also called Pinot Rouge (more) Origin France Notable regions northern Burgundy, Jura - For other uses, please see Dameron (disambiguation).
Dameron is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Gamay. Its wines are somewhat weightier than Gamay, but it is disappearing from its traditional areas in northern France. Not much is grown in France these days.
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History
DNA fingerprinting has shown that it is one of many grapes to be the result of a cross between Gouais Blanc (Heunisch) and Pinot, making it a full sibling of famous varieties such as Chardonnay and Aligoté. Gouais Blanc was widely grown by the French peasantry in the Medieval ages. This offered lots of opportunities for hybridisation, and the offspring benefited from hybrid vigour as the parents were genetically quite different.
Distribution and Wines
A little is still grown north of Dijon and in the Jura.
Vine and Viticulture
Yields are sporadic thanks to its disease susceptibility.
Synonyms
Dameret Noir, Durbec, Foirard Noir, Gros Bec, Luisant Noir, Noir De Lorraine, Noir Facan, Noirgot, Pinot Rouge, Simoro, Valais Noir, Valdenois, Verdun, Verdunais, Vert Noir[1]
See also
- Other Gouais Blanc/Pinot crosses include Aubin Vert, Auxerrois, Bachet noir, Beaunoir, Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône, Gamay Blanc Gloriod, Gamay, Melon, Knipperlé, Peurion, Romorantin, Roublot, and Sacy
References
- ^ Maul, Erika; Töpfer, Reinhard; Eibach, Rudolf (2007). "Vitis International Variety Catalogue". Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ), Siebeldingen, Germany. http://www.vivc.de. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
Further reading
- Robinson, Jancis (1992). Vines, Grapes and Wines: The Wine Drinker's Guide to Grape Varieties. Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1857329995.
- Robinson, Jancis (2006). The Oxford Companion to Wine, third edition. Oxford University Press. 978-0198609902.
External links
Categories:- Grape varieties
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