Peurion

The white grape Peurion is an indigenous species of the French region of Franche -Comté. Before the phylloxera disaster at the end of the 19th century it was very common there as monks of the Augustinian Order of Val -des- Écoliers at Langres they are very encouraged. The variety is almost entirely disappeared, as it is very susceptible to gray mold. They therefore provides only very fluctuating yields.

See also the article viticulture in France and the list of grape varieties.

Origin

Due to genetic studies of 322 varieties in 1998 that the varieties Aligoté, Aubin Vert, Auxerrois, Bachet noir, Beaunoir, Chardonnay, Dameron, Franc Noir de la Haute Saône, Gamay Blanc Gloriod, Gamay, Knipperlé, Melon de Bourgogne turned out, Romorantin, Roublot and Sacy also similar to the Peurion 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 genetically different. While the varieties of Pinotfamilie probably come from the 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 grape is also known under the name Peurion Blanc de Villemoyenne, Pinot Blanc, Ço Blanc, Ço Doux, Gueuchette Blanc, Gueuchette Blanche, Lioneau, Lyonnais, Menu Blanc, Meslier Vert, Milleron, Milleron Troyen Blanc, Peurichon, Pinot Blanc, Pouriette, Pourrisseux, Purion and Troyen Blanc known. It is mistakenly called Gamay Blanc.