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Terret blanc

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In official statistics, the plantings of two "light-berried" Terret grapes (Blanc and Gris) are often counted together. The varieties reached their peak in French wine productions in the late 1980s when together the Terret varieties were the ninth most widely planted white grape variety. In the
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Terret blanc is grown in the Corbières AOC where it is a permitted variety in the white blend from the region.
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Known synonyms of Terret blanc include Bourret blanc, Tarret blanc and Terret monstre.
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designation--meaning that it was grown in the specially recognized vineyards around
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Terret blanc is a permitted grape variety in several Languedoc AOCs including:
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with the finished wine needing to attaining a minimum
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Languedoc, plantings of Terret were equal to that of
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Index

French wine
grape variety
Languedoc-Roussillon
mutation
Terret
Terret noir
Terret gris
Chardonnay

Corbières AOC
Bourboulenc
Maccabeo
Grenache blanc
Malvoisie
Clairette blanche
Muscat
Marsanne
Roussanne
Muscat of Alexandria
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Picpoul blanc
harvested
yield
hectoliters
hectare
alcohol level
Coteaux du Languedoc
Trebbiano
Rolle
Viognier

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