Crouchen

Crouchen is a white grape variety which originates from the wine region of Sud- Ouest in the French Pyrenees. However, because of the susceptibility to the fungal disease powdery mildew is almost extinct in France. The name describes Crouchen onomatopoeic the crisp character of the grape skin.

The vine arrived in 1850 by emigrants to South Australia, where it was commonly grown in the Barossa Valley and Clare Valley. She was confused for a long time with Sémillon. Since you described the Sémillon at that time erroneously as Riesling, were the names of wines from the Clare Valley Riesling Clare therefore. Only in the year 1976, the true origin was determined by the French ampelographers Paul Truel. Today's global holdings worldwide amounts to approximately 1,500 acres.

A study published in 2007 study suggests that the Crouchen is genetically closely related to a number of local varieties of the Sud-Ouest region and forms with them a vine family (eg Blancard, Claverie, Claverie coulard, Cruchen faux, Cruixen and graisse ). Crouchen is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic disadvantage is avoided, no return delivered to have male plants grow.

See also the article viticulture in France, viticulture in Australia (101 hectares in 2007) and viticulture in South Africa ( 982 hectares in 2007) and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms

The grape Crouchen is also under the name Cape Riesling (South Africa), Cheri cérratia, Clare Riesling ( Australia ), Cougnet, Crouchenta, Cruchen, Cruchen Blanc, Cruchenta, Cruchenton Blanc, Grand Blanc, Kaapse Riesling, measuring Anges blanc, Navarre blanc, Paarl Riesling (South Africa), vert Riesling, Sable blanc, Sales blanc, Riesling South African (South Africa), Trouchet Blanc, Xuricérratia known ( in the French Basque country ) and Zuricérratia.