Pinot
Blanc
Weissburgunder
The
Pinot Blanc grape is used to produce light, dry, pleasant white
wines. It is grown in Alsace (France), California (USA), Italy,
Germany
and Austria.
It has been grown in Burgundy
and was sometimes mistaken for Chardonnay.
The two varieties look very similar and there are some similarities in
the wines they make. Pinot Blanc is often referred to as "poor
man's Chardonnay". These wines should be consumed young before
the fruit flavors diminish.
In Austria, the Pinot Blanc grape is known
locally as Weissburgunder.
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