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'''Colombard''' (also known as '''French Colombard''' in [[North America]]) is a white [[French wine]] [[grape variety]] that may be the offspring of [[Chenin blanc]] and [[Gouais blanc]].<ref name=OCW-Colombard>winepros.com.au. {{Cite web|last= Oxford Companion to Wine|title= Colombard|url= http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/reference/oxford_entry.jsp?entry_id=771|access-date= 2008-08-07|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080808235630/http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/reference/oxford_entry.jsp?entry_id=771|archive-date= 2008-08-08|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="VIVC"/> This makes the grape the sibling of the [[Armagnac (drink)|Armagnac]] [[Meslier-Saint-François]] and the nearly extinct [[Cognac]] grape [[Balzac blanc]].<ref name="Wine Grapes">J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 82, Allen Lane 2012 {{ISBN|978-1-846-14446-2}}</ref>
'''Colombard''' (also known as '''French Colombard''' in [[North America]]) is a white [[French wine]] [[grape variety]] that may be the offspring of [[Chenin blanc]] and [[Gouais blanc]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://glossary.wein.plus/colombard | title=Colombard }}</ref> This makes the grape the sibling of the [[Armagnac (drink)|Armagnac]] [[Meslier-Saint-François]] and the nearly extinct [[Cognac]] grape [[Balzac blanc]].<ref name="Wine Grapes">J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 82, Allen Lane 2012 {{ISBN|978-1-846-14446-2}}</ref>


In [[France]], it was traditionally grown in the [[Charentes]] and Gascony for [[Distillation|distilling]] into Cognac and Armagnac respectively. Today it is still among the permitted white grape varieties in [[Bordeaux wine]],<ref name=OCW-Colombard/> and in [[Gascony]] for [[Vin de pays|Vins de Pays]] [[Côtes de Gascogne]] and the white [[Floc de Gascogne]].<ref>Maison des Producteurs du Floc de Gascogne, F-32 800 [[Eauze]]</ref> [[aperitif]] drink. The wine is known for its distinctive flavours of [[Guava]].
In [[France]], it was traditionally grown in the [[Charentes]] and Gascony for [[Distillation|distilling]] into Cognac and Armagnac respectively. Today it is still among the permitted white grape varieties in [[Bordeaux wine]],<ref name=OCW-Colombard>winepros.com.au. {{Cite web|last= Oxford Companion to Wine|title= Colombard|url= http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/reference/oxford_entry.jsp?entry_id=771|access-date= 2008-08-07|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080808235630/http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/reference/oxford_entry.jsp?entry_id=771|archive-date= 2008-08-08|url-status= dead}}</ref> and in [[Gascony]] for [[Vin de pays|Vins de Pays]] [[Côtes de Gascogne]] and the white [[Floc de Gascogne]].<ref>Maison des Producteurs du Floc de Gascogne, F-32 800 [[Eauze]]</ref> [[aperitif]] drink. The wine is known for its distinctive flavours of [[Guava]].


Old [[vine]] grapes are crushed by some northern [[Californian wine|Californian]] producers and made into a fruity white wine of interesting character in both dry and sweet versions. This grape is mainly grown in California to provide backbone, due to its natural acidic character, for white "[[jug wine]]" blends. Additionally, it is widely grown in [[South African wine|South Africa]], where it is known as Colombar,<ref name=OCW-Colombard/> and to a lesser extent in [[Australian wine|Australia]] and [[Israeli wine|Israel]].
Old [[vine]] grapes are crushed by some northern [[Californian wine|Californian]] producers and made into a fruity white wine of interesting character in both dry and sweet versions. This grape is mainly grown in California to provide backbone, due to its natural acidic character, for white "[[jug wine]]" blends. Additionally, it is widely grown in [[South African wine|South Africa]], where it is known as Colombar,<ref name=OCW-Colombard/> and to a lesser extent in [[Australian wine|Australia]] and [[Israeli wine|Israel]].

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Colombard
Grape (Vitis)
Colombard grapes
Color of berry skinBlanc
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledSee list of synonyms
OriginFrance
VIVC number2771

Colombard (also known as French Colombard in North America) is a white French wine grape variety that may be the offspring of Chenin blanc and Gouais blanc.[1] This makes the grape the sibling of the Armagnac Meslier-Saint-François and the nearly extinct Cognac grape Balzac blanc.[2]

In France, it was traditionally grown in the Charentes and Gascony for distilling into Cognac and Armagnac respectively. Today it is still among the permitted white grape varieties in Bordeaux wine,[3] and in Gascony for Vins de Pays Côtes de Gascogne and the white Floc de Gascogne.[4] aperitif drink. The wine is known for its distinctive flavours of Guava.

Old vine grapes are crushed by some northern Californian producers and made into a fruity white wine of interesting character in both dry and sweet versions. This grape is mainly grown in California to provide backbone, due to its natural acidic character, for white "jug wine" blends. Additionally, it is widely grown in South Africa, where it is known as Colombar,[3] and to a lesser extent in Australia and Israel.

Synonyms

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Colombard is also known under the synonyms Bardero, Blanc Emery, Blanquette, Bon blanc, Chabrier vert, Charbrier vert, Colombar, Colombard bijeli, Colombeau, Colombie, Colombier, Coulombier, Cubzadais, Donne rousse, Donne verte, French Colombard, Gros Blanc Doux, Gros Blanc Roux, Guenille, Kolombar, Martin Cot, Pied Tendre, Quene Tendre, Quene vert, Queue Tendre, Queue verte, and West's White Prolific.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Colombard".
  2. ^ J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours pg 82, Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2
  3. ^ a b winepros.com.au. Oxford Companion to Wine. "Colombard". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. ^ Maison des Producteurs du Floc de Gascogne, F-32 800 Eauze
  5. ^ Colombard Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14
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