Garanoir is a
variety of red wine
grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...
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"Garanoir: A Wine Tasting Guide"
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Gamay
Gamay () is a purple-colored grape variety used to make red wines, most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire_Valley_(wine), Loire Valley around Tours. Its full name is Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc. It is a very old cultivar, mentioned as lon ...
and
Reichensteiner. Garanoir was developed for cultivation in German Switzerland, and is a full sibling of
Gamaret, which was intended for the French part of the country.
Total Swiss plantations of the variety in 2009 stood at . It is grown in both French and German Switzerland.
Garanoir has relatively good resistance to rot and ripens early. It gives dark purple wines, which are fruitier, lighter and less concentrated than those of Gamaret.
In 2023, based on the petition by Montifalco Vineyard in Monticello AVA in Virginia, USA Garanoir was registered as an acceptable grape variety designation for American wines with the TTB, the US government regulator of wine in the USA
Synonyms
Garanoir is also known under the synonyms B-28, Gastar, Granoir, and Pully B-28.
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Red wine grape varieties