Picardan
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Picardan or Picardan Blanc is a white wine
grape
which is one of 13 permitted blending grape within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
in Rhône wine region
in France
, altohough very little planted. The Vitis International Variety Catalogue previously listed Oeillade Blanche as the primary name of the variety, but now identifies Araignan as the primary name. However, since the variety is practically unknown for any other use than the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend, it most commonly goes under the name used for it in that appellation.
Picardan gives a wine which considered to be light and rather neutral in character.
Picardan (but not Picardan Blanc) is also a synonym for the white grape variety Bourboulenc
, which is also found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the dark-skinned variety Bouchales. Picardan Noir is a synonym for Cinsaut
and Bouchales.
, usually sweetish in character, traded in the late 17th and 18th centuries. It is supposed to have been produced from the varieties Clairette Blanche and Piquepoul Blanc.
Wine
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grape
Grape
A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
which is one of 13 permitted blending grape within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée located around the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône wine region in southeastern France. It is the most renowned appellation of the southern part of the Rhône Valley...
in Rhône wine region
Rhône (wine region)
The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône river valley and produces numerous wines under various Appellation d'origine contrôlée designations...
in France
France
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, altohough very little planted. The Vitis International Variety Catalogue previously listed Oeillade Blanche as the primary name of the variety, but now identifies Araignan as the primary name. However, since the variety is practically unknown for any other use than the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend, it most commonly goes under the name used for it in that appellation.
Picardan gives a wine which considered to be light and rather neutral in character.
Synonyms
Synonyms include: Aragnan, Aragnan Blanc, Araignan, Araignan Blanc, Gallet, Gallet Blanc, Grosse Clairette, Milhaud Blanc, Oeillade Blanche, Papadoux, Picardan, Picardan Blanc, Piquardan, Piquardant.Picardan (but not Picardan Blanc) is also a synonym for the white grape variety Bourboulenc
Bourboulenc
Bourboulenc is a white wine grape variety primarily grown in southern France. The variety is found in the regions Southern Rhône, Provence and Languedoc....
, which is also found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the dark-skinned variety Bouchales. Picardan Noir is a synonym for Cinsaut
Cinsaut
Cinsaut or Cinsault is a red wine grape, whose heat tolerance and productivity make it important in Languedoc-Roussillon and the former French colonies of Algeria and Morocco...
and Bouchales.
The wine Picardan
Picardan is also the name of a historical white wine from LanguedocLanguedoc
Languedoc is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrénées. It had an area of approximately 42,700 km² .-Geographical Extent:The traditional...
, usually sweetish in character, traded in the late 17th and 18th centuries. It is supposed to have been produced from the varieties Clairette Blanche and Piquepoul Blanc.