Mother Grape?
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lsandersonMuch-Maligned Mother of Many Beloved Wines
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Published: January 4, 2010
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Published: January 4, 2010
About a decade ago, researchers had some startling news for wine lovers. Some of their beloved grape varieties, including chardonnay and gamay noir, were the offspring of a third-rate parent, gouais blanc. In fact, the research showed that at least a dozen varieties were a result of crosses, a long time ago, between pinot noir and gouais blanc, which had such a bad reputation that its cultivation was at times outlawed. More
