Life Style / 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 Davis U. it was determined that several vineyards in the state contain the true Beaujolais Gamay Noir ? Jus Blanc variety clone planted under the name of Napa Gamay, which accounts for its superior reputation.
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Lifestyle / 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 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
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