Aubin Vert

Aubin Vert is an indigenous white grape variety in the Lorraine region of France. The early maturing variety produces wines of rather ordinary quality, and is therefore hardly to be found. Smallest stocks (about 0.40 acres ) can still be found in the communities Bulligny, Bruley, Pagney and Rozérieulles in the department of Meurthe -et -Moselle. Early 20th century, stocks were still reported in the communities Thiaucourt - Regniéville, Euvezin and Magny.

Aubin vert 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 and the list of grape varieties.

Origin

A 1999 Carole Meredith conducted, large-scale DNA analysis with 352 varieties suggests that the variety Aubin vert a natural hybrid of Pinot Blanc and Gouais is. From the same survey showed that the varieties Aligoté, Auxerrois, Bachet noir, Beaunoir, Chardonnay, Dameron, Franc Noir de la Haute Saône, Gamay Blanc Gloriod, Gamay, Knipperlé, Melon de Bourgogne, Peurion, Romorantin, Roublot and Sacy similar as Aubin Vert all originated from spontaneous crosses between Pinot Blanc and Gouais. Since the genetic differences between Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are extremely low, there is a precise specification of the Pinot - type not yet available.

The success of these spontaneous crossing is explained that the two parent varieties are fundamentally different, genetically speaking. While the varieties of Pinot family believed to originate from Burgundy, the Gouais Blanc was brought by the Romans to France. In the Rebgärten of Burgundy and the southern Champagne both varieties were for some centuries in the Joint sentence.

Ethnicity: Pinot Blanc x Gouais.

Synonyms

The Aubin Vert grape is also known under the name Aubun Vert, Blanc d' Euvezin, Blanc d' Euvizin and Vert Blanc.