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Mondeuse Blanche
Species:	Vitis vinifera
Also called:	see list of synonyms
Origin:	France
Notable regions:	Savoy

Mondeuse Blanche is a variety of white grape almost exclusively found in and around the Savoy (Savoie) wine region in France.^[1] With just 5 hectares (12 acres) of plantations in 1999, it leads a dwindling existence and is used primarily in the VDQS wine Bugey and the AOC Vin de Savoie.

[edit] Related grapes

DNA typing has established that Mondeuse Blanche is the mother of the Syrah grape, with Dureza being the father.^[1]

Despite their similarity in names, Mondeuse Blanche is not closely related to Mondeuse Noire, or Mondeuse Grise.

Grapes just called Mondeuse are usually Mondeuse Noire rather than Mondeuse Blanche.

[edit] Synonyms

Synoyms include Aigre Blanc, Blanc Aigre, Blanche, Blanchette, Couilleri, Dongine, Donjin, Jongin, Jonvin, Molette, Persagne, Savouette.^[2]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Jancis Robinson, ed (2006). "Mondeuse Blanche". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third Edition ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 448. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Mondeuse Noire, accessed on June 20, 2008

[OCW_Mondeuse_Blanche-0] Jancis Robinson, ed (2006). "Mondeuse Blanche". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third Edition ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 448. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.

[1] Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Mondeuse Noire, accessed on June 20, 2008

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