Life Style / Wine Grapes / Gamay: At least three different vitis vinifera grape species are permitted to use the term 'Gamay' as their label-specified variety in the U.S.A. The Gamay Noir, Gamay Beaujolais and Napa Gamay. At one time or another each one was thought to be the true Pinot Noir variety of Burgundy before it was determined that many cepage clones existed.
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Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Napa Gamay: A confusing situation here. The Napa Gamay as grown in California is for the most part identical with the Valdegui?© variety grown in France. However, as a result of investigations by Dr. Olmo of Dav MORE
Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Gamay Noir À Jus Blanc: The Gamay Noir variety is now considered to be yet another clonal version from the Pinot c?©page. The specific version thought to be responsible for the Beaujolais wines of France is the Gamay Noir ? MORE
Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Gamay Noir Droit: Gamay Noir variety clone popular in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. Reported to be a vigorous variety selection (ca 1980) from a vineyard there and propagated because of its 10 day earlier ripe MORE