Champagne (France), Württemberg (Germany), Oregon (USA), Okanagan Valley (British Columbia, Canada), Carneros AVA (USA)
Notable wines
Champagne, Soaring Eagles (Lang Estates) Okanagan Valley
VIVC number
9278
Pinot Meunier (French:[pi.nomø.nje]), also known as Meunier or Schwarzriesling (German:[ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʁiːslɪŋ]ⓘ), is a variety of red wine grape most noted for being one of the three main varieties used in the production of Champagne (the other two are the red variety Pinot noir and the white Chardonnay). Until recently, producers in Champagne generally did not acknowledge Pinot Meunier, preferring to emphasise the use of the other noble varieties, but now Pinot Meunier is gaining recognition for the body and richness it contributes to Champagne. Pinot Meunier is approximately one-third of all the grapes planted in Champagne.[1] It is a chimeric mutation of Pinot: its inner cell layers are composed of a Pinot genotype which is close to Pinot noir or Pinot gris; the outer, epidermal, layer is, however, made up of a mutant, distinctive, genotype. Pinot Meunier was first mentioned in the 16th century,[2] and gets its name and synonyms (French Meunier and German Müller—both meaning miller) from flour-like dusty white down on the underside of its leaves.[3]
^"Elevating Champagne's 'Unacknowledged Grape'". The New York Times. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
^Association of dwarfism and floral induction with a grape 'green revolution' mutation Boss & Thomas, Nature 416, 847-850 (25 April 2002).
^Jancis Robinson (ed) The Oxford Companion to Wine Third Edition pp. 440–441 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
PinotMeunier (French: [pi.no mø.nje]), also known as Meunier or Schwarzriesling (German: [ˈʃvaʁt͡sˌʁiːslɪŋ] ), is a variety of red wine grape most noted...
and alcoholic content. Pinot noir is also used in the production of Champagne (usually along with Chardonnay and PinotMeunier) and is planted in most...
style, and the Brut Gold cuvée is a blend of the grape varieties Pinot Noir, PinotMeunier, and Chardonnay. Two other cuvées, a Rosé and a Blanc de Blancs...
Burgundy regions. In Champagne, it is most often blended with Pinot noir and PinotMeunier, but is also used to produce single varietal blanc de blancs...
Champagne, to ensure quality and distinction. Only Chardonnay, Pinot noir, and PinotMeunier with Pinot blanc are permitted, and they must be grown in a well-defined...
same varieties of grapes as used in Champagne – Chardonnay, Pinot noir and PinotMeunier. English sparkling wine producers often employ Champagne terminology...
grapes are the same as those allowed for sparkling Champagne: Pinot noir and PinotMeunier for red wines, and Chardonnay for whites. Rosé wines are made...
The area is known for its success with cool climate varietals, notably Pinot noir and Chardonnay. Despite its name, the Russian River Valley AVA does...
least five years before release. (Composition: 60% Pinot noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% PinotMeunier.) Grande Année (vintage): this Champagne is also available...
Portugieser Trollinger Lemberger (Blaufränkisch) Schwarzriesling (PinotMeunier) Regent Merlot St. Laurent According to the German wine law, the state...
Chardonnay, 39% Pinot noir, and 15% PinotMeunier. 12% reserve wines with an average age of 2 years. In the 1980s, the blend had been 65% Pinot noir and 35%...
same grapes used in Champagne: Chardonnay, Pinot noir and some PinotMeunier. Some wineries will also use Pinot blanc, Chenin blanc and French Colombard...
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