Colombard

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Colombard is a white wine grape variety, originally from France, known for producing crisp, fruity wines and often used in blends and brandy production.

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Label Occurrences
Colombard canonical 4
Plant d’Anjou 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf wine grape variety
acidityLevel high
alsoKnownAs French Colombard
climatePreference temperate climate
warm climate
color white
countryOfOrigin France
cultivatedIn Argentina
Australia
California
Chile
France
Gascony
linked to: Gascogne

Gers
Israel
Mexico
South Africa
United States
diseaseResistance susceptible to downy mildew
susceptible to powdery mildew
geneticRelationship offspring of Chenin Blanc and Gouais Blanc
notableCharacteristic high yields
retains acidity in warm climates
parentGrape Chenin Blanc
Gouais Blanc
regionOfOrigin Southwest France
linked to: southwestern France
ripeningTime mid to late ripening
species Vitis vinifera
typicalAlcoholLevel moderate
typicalAroma citrus fruit
green apple
stone fruit
tropical fruit
typicalFlavour fruity
high acidity
zesty
typicalWineStyle crisp
fresh
light-bodied
usedFor Armagnac production
Cognac production
blended white wines
brandy production
distillation
white wine production
wineUse base wine for distillation
blended table wines
still white wines

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pineau d’Aunis synonym Plant d’Anjou
linked to: Colombard