Life Style / Wine Grapes / Gouais (Blanc): (a.k.a Gw?ss or Gwaess). Obscure, heavy bearing, white-wine variety historically used to produce a light neutral wine for blending, or distillation for use in brandy-type fortified wines, in France. Presently found in Australia, France and Switzerland. Also (subject to confirmation) grown in Austria under the synonym name Heunisch Weiss plus in other countries of Central Europe under the synonym name Belina Drobna. Reportedly planted in Australia around 1874. At least one producer in Rutherglen, N.E Victoria (and also one each in Bordeaux, France and the Valais, Switzerland) currently (1997) makes wine from this grape. Has achieved instant fame (Meredith, Bowers et al, Science 9/99) as the possible originating parent, with an ancient Pinot c?page specimen, of many of the varieties for which Burgundy, France, is famous. Also recently discovered, by the same researchers, to be the possible parent, the other parent being Chenin Blanc, of the Colombard variety. Austrian research has established that this variety, under its austrian synonym name (above), is possibly responsible in the distant past, together with the ancient Frankisch cepage, for creating the crosses that are known in modern times as Riesling, Silvaner and Elbling.
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