Verdesse

Verdesse is a white grape variety in small quantities in the Isere department in eastern France ( Vin de Savoie, VDQS - Wine Vin du Bugey, Vin de Pays de Grésivaudan, country wines from the valley of the Drac ) is cultivated. It provides strong alcohol, spicy white wine with floral aromas, but without nutmeg as imply some of the synonyms. The late-ripening variety is also used as a table grape, is quite resistant to raw rot but susceptible to powdery mildew and downy mildew. Verdesse 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.

The name plays ( vert: green) on the lush green of the leaves and berries is approved in France only clone 931 for viticulture.

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

Synonyms

The grape Verdesse is also among the synonyms Blanchette, Clairette de Chindrieux, Clairette précoce, Dongine ( in the wine growing region Bugey. Dongine is also a synonym for the variety Mondeuse. However, both varieties are not related to each other ), Etraire Blanche ( near Grenoble ), Verdasse, Verdêche, Verdesse Muscade, Verdeze musqué and Verdeze known musquée.