What is Auxerrois wine?

Auxerrois (or Pinot Auxerrois) is a white wine grape variety with a perplexing number of synonyms. True Auxerrois, often called Pinot Auxerrois or Auxerrois Blanc, is grown fairly extensively in Alsace and appears in more wines than most may realize. In Cahors, “Auxerrois” is a synonym for Malbec.

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Is Pinot Auxerrois dry?

This light, off-dry, clean and refreshing wine has flavours of citrus, red apple and honeydew melon.

What is the most planted wine grape in Germany?

Riesling
Riesling remains Germany’s most important grape variety, with a quarter of the vineyard total planted with it. Other white grape varieties, such as Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay, are playing an increasing role.

What is meant by Alsace?

Alsace. / (ælˈsæs, French alzas) / noun. a region and former province of NE France, between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine: famous for its wines.

What kind of wine is Auxerrois blanc?

Jump to navigation Jump to search. Auxerrois blanc (pronounced [o.sɛʁ.wa blɑ̃]) or Auxerrois Blanc de Laquenexy is a white wine grape that is important in Alsace, and is also grown in Germany and Luxembourg. It is a full sibling of Chardonnay that is often blended with the similar Pinot blanc.

What is Auxerrois?

Can Auxerrois be used for sparkling wine?

Auxerrois is used to produce still and sparkling wines, often blended with other varieties. Despite success with this grape variety for the production of sparkling wines, Auxerrois is not included in the UK quality sparkling wine PDO scheme. It favours limestone soils, and ripens a little earlier than Pinot blanc.

What is the difference between Auxerrois and Pinot gris?

The first had its origin as a genetic mutation in the colour of Pinot Gris, while Auxerrois derives from Pinot and Gouais Blanc, a forgotten but prolific grape variety that had more than 80 progenies across Europe, including Chardonnay and Riesling. Indeed, French appellation laws can hold many subtle administrative surprises.