Claverie is a white

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that was once widely planted in the

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traders who prized the variety’s ability to produce wines with high

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. Today the variety exists in small isolated plantings in Southwest France and is nearing extinction.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 53 Oxford University Press 1996

Synonyms

Various synonyms have been used to describe Claverie and its wines including Bouguieu, Chalosse Blanche, Chaloussenc, Clabarien, Clabérieu, Clabéria, Claverie Blanc and Claverie vert.

References

{{reflist White wine grape varieties