Club — The Forgotten Varieties

The May Edition 2021 - The Magnificent Seven

The May Edition 2021 - The Magnificent Seven

This month is about history, more specifically the grape variety history of Champagne. Many of you are well aware of the three most popular varieties, Pinot Noir (38%), Meunier (32%) and Chardonnay (29.7%) in order of most grown. The other four are; Pinot Gris (aka Fromenteau), Pinot Blanc (aka Blanc Vrai), Petit Meslier and Arbanne. All are white varieties and they make up less than 0.3% of plantings. Throughout our communication, I have gone into detail about each variety, to give you a clearer understanding of what they look like, taste like and touch on why many of them fell out...

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