Pinot Blanc Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews
Written By: Brian Freedman on Wed, Jul 12th 2006
Pinot Blanc is a white grape variety that produces relatively full-bodied, rich white wines. It was originally grown in France's Burgundy region, and even today it is legally permitted to be used in white wines that say Bourgogne Blanc, or White Burgundy, on the label. However, the famous white wines of Burgundy are made of Chardonnay, so the so-called Bourgogne Blancs which feature the addition of Pinot Blanc are clearly less well-known and esteemed.
That doesn't mean, however, that Pinot Blanc produces an unappealing white wine. In fact, Pinot Blanc is used to great effect in France's Alsace region. Pinot Blanc is also used brilliantly in eastern Germany, where it is known locally as either Weisser Burgunder or Weissburgunder. In Austria, obviously not the first country people tend to think of when considering classic wines, Pinot Blanc is not only widely used for wine production, but it is used extraordinarily well. There, it is one of the two grape varieties blended (along with Welschriesling) to create the botrytized and wonderfully opulent Trockenbeerenauslese dessert wine.
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