Pinot gris

Mutation of Pinot Noir

Pinot Gris (also: French Pinot gris, Italian pinot grigio or Pinot Gris ) is a white wine grape variety. Although the skin of the berries is reddish colored to red, it is assigned to the white varieties.

After she was brought from Burgundy or Champagne to Germany, she was allegedly found in 1711 by a merchant named Johann Seger Ruland from Speyer in an abandoned vineyard. After he realized the value of the variety, he caused a spread of Pinot Gris.

Pinot Gris is a mutation of Pinot Noir or Pinot Noir from the diverse family of Burgundy.

As Pinot gris it is widely used in France, Australia and Luxembourg, in addition grigio in Germany and Austria as Pinot Gris, in Italy as Pinot, in the Valais as Malvasia, in Alsace earlier than Tokay. Since an action of the winemakers of the Hungarian wine region Tokaj wine region of the synonym name Tokay or Tokay d'Alsace should not be used beyond current EU law. In Champagne Pinot Gris is a traditional grape, there usually called Fromenteau, yet approved, but very rarely. Thus, the Champagne house Aubry in Jouy -les -Reims still produces a blend " Le Nombre d' Or" from 6 varieties, including Pinot Gris vrai. Laherte created with " Les 7 " a blend of all 7 approved champagnes. Champagne house Drappier in Urville plans to re- cultivation of Fromenteau.

The Pinot Gris delivers low-acid, but the body - and extra-rich white wines with a usually rather high alcohol content.

The wines produced from Pinot Gris wines usually have a strong golden yellow color, in very good qualities you can sometimes perceive light browns. The Pinot Grigio has a slight Apfelton and has a nice freshness. It can be drunk as an aperitif or with fish dishes.

In Baden and the Palatinate, two styles have been established for the development of Pinot Gris. The traditional aging from very ripe and partly noble rot grapes ( caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea ) leads to the Pinot Grigio, a heavy sweet wine with botrytis tone. Since the mid- 1990s, a new style of these production areas began to displace the traditional Pinot Gris. Here, the grapes are harvested earlier and used only healthy grapes. The result is a wine with more acidity and less sweetness of elegant taste, is well suited as an accompaniment to food. This new style is known today in Baden and the Palatinate as Pinot Gris.

After Austria the vine by Cistercian monks from Burgundy was brought in the 13th or 14th century. Therefore, the synonym Gray Monk comes. The largest circulation in Austria, the Pinot Gris in northern Burgenland.

Dissemination

• Acreage in Germany (as of July 31, 2012 ): 5,042 ha (4.9 % of the vineyard ).
• Acreage in Australia (2007): 2,469 ha
• Acreage in France (2007): 2,582 ha,
• Acreage in New Zealand (2007): In 2008, the area under vines was still rising at 1,383 acres. In 2007, the vineyard was still at 1,146 acres.
• Cultivation in Austria: about 300 ha (0.60 % of the vineyard ).
• Acreage in Switzerland: about 214 ha (2007, Source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG )

The world's bestockte surface is about 15,000 hectares.

The vineyards in Germany are distributed as follows among the various regions:

Source: Statistics vineyard of 13 March 2008, Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden, 2008 Descriptive list of varieties of the Federal Plant Variety Office, 2008, page 198ff.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is very hairy whitish light green. The young leaves are hairy at first spinnwebig thereafter to be almost hairless.
• The medium sized dark green leaves are rounded, usually very weak or three-lobed, five-lobed, however, rarely indicated weak. The petiole is V-shaped open. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are medium in size compared to the varieties. The leaf surface (also called lamina ) is vesicular coarse.
• The drum-shaped grape is rarely shouldered, medium in size and dichtbeerig. The roundish to oval berries are medium in size and of a reddish to red, fully ripe grapes often look gray. The shell of the berry is thin-skinned to medium.

The Pinot Gris drives from mid-early and is therefore sensitive to any late spring frosts. However, He is distinguished with good maturity of the wood from a good winter hardiness.

It is a viticultural rather difficult grape variety. The thin-skinned fruits require a very sensitive editing, because their juice is released too early by injuries of the shell. They also react strongly to climate fluctuations ( heat / cold). In cool wine-producing regions should only wine growers who have a good south-facing slopes with fertile, warm enough and calcareous soils, thinking of planting this variety. It is susceptible to powdery mildew and downy mildew. Furthermore, it tends to chlorosis, raw rot and virus infestation. In the case of infection with the transmitted by nematodes fanleaf disease of crop failure is stronger when compared with other varieties on the average.

Synonyms

The grape variety Pinot Gris is also known under the name Affumé, Anche cendrée, Arnaison gris, Arnoison gris, Aserat, Auvergnas gris, Auvergne gris, Auvernas gris, Auvernat gris, Auvernet, Auxerrat, Auxerrois Gris, Auxois, Baratszinszölö, Bayonne, Beurot, Biliboner, Blue Riesling, Blue Traminer, borgonja grigio, Burgundac sivi, Burgundske sede, Burgundske immersive, Burot ( in analogy to the wool coats (French: robe de bure ) of the monks of the Middle Ages ), Casper, champagne, Claevner red, Cordelier gris, Cordonnier gris, Crvena klevanjka, Druher, Druze, Drusent, Druser, Edelclaevner, Edelklevner, Enfumé, sloth grape, Fauvet, Friset, Fromenteau gris, Fromentot, gray Clevnet, Grauclevner, Grey Burgundy, Gray Claevner, Gray Klevner, Gray monk, Gray Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gray Tokay, Grauklaeber, Grauklaevner, Grauklevner, Gris commun, Gris Cordelier, Gris de Dornot, Griset, Hamsas Szollo, Hamuszölö, Hamvas szölö, Capuchin robes, Klebroth, Small Traminer, Small Grey, Small Grey, Klevanjka, Klevanjka crvena, Klevner red, Levraut, Malvasia gray, Malvasia or Malvoisien, mauserl, mouse color, monk gray, Molvoisie valaisanne, Moreote gris, Moreote gris rouge, Murys, Muscade, Musler, Noirien gris, Ouche cendrée, petit gris, Pineau cendrée, Pineau gris, Pinot Beurot, Pinot burot, Pinot cendré, Pinot Franc, Pinot gris, Pinot grigio, Pinot Seryi, Piros kisburgundi, Pirosburgundi, Pyzhik, Rauchler, Rauländer, Raul Ander, Rehfahl, Reilander, Rheingau, Rhine gray, Rhine grape, Riesling gray, Rohlander, Rolander, Rollander, Rolönder Druze, Red Burgundy, Red Clewner, Red Klevner, Rothe Savoyertraube, Rother Claevner, Rother Clevner, Rother Clewner, Rother Druze, Rother Klaevener, Rother Klaevner, Rother Klevner, Rother Ruland, Roth Franconian, Rouci sedive, Rülander, Rülender, Ruländer sivi, Rulanda, Rulandac sivi, Ruhlandi, Pinot Gris, Rulandské sede, Ryjik, Ryzik, Schieler, Speierer, Speirer, Speyeren, Speyer, Speyer, Spinovy ​​hrozen, Stahler, spotlights, Szürke kisburgundi, Szürke Klevner, Szürkebarát, Tockay gris, Tockayer, Tokay, Tokay d'Alsace (former ) Tromenteau gris, Valais, Viliboner, Villibroner, Vinum Bonum, Wilibroner and Zelenak.