Pascal blanc is a white French wine

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grown in the

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region of southern

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. While once more widely planted, this ancient Provençal variety is nearly

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with only a few plantings left in the ''

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'' (AOC) region of Cassis and some

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s used for experimental '' vin de pays''.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 133 Oxford University Press 1996

Viticulture

The Pascal blanc vine is extremely sensitive to many grape diseases, particularly

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and grape rots. It is best suited for dry climates with well drained soils that can minimize some of the risk of developing rot. In the Cassis region, the vineyard soils that Pascal blanc tend to be found in are almost always rocky and dry.J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 235 Mitchell Beazley 1986

Synonyms

Over the years Pascal blanc and its wines have been known under a variety of synonyms including Brun Blanc, Jacobin violet, Ostertraube, Pascal, Pascaou Blanc, Plant Pascal and Plant Pascolu.Pascal blanc

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, Accessed: February 7th, 2011

References

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