My Article Submission Directory: Chenin Blanc - a Very Versatile Wine

Chenin Blanc is a white wine grape that is used to make a wide variety of wines because of its high level of acidity. The area in which it is grown has a lot to do with whether or not the wine is sparkling or dry. The cooler areas of northern France typically produce wines that are full-bodied and fruity with high levels of acidity.

Grapes that are harvested before they are ripe are made into sparkling wines. The dry wines of Anjou have flavors of quince and apples. Australian Chenin Blanc wines are very crisp and dry and those of California are mainly jug wines.

Chenin Blanc (http://www.wineaccess.com/wine/grape/Chenin%20Blanc) grapes can basically grow in any soil type, but they do need heat, which limits them to warm climates. The vine does grow very vigorously and is hardy, resisting many of the common diseases that affect vines and grapes.

When the grapes grow in tight clusters they are more susceptible to rotting and because the grapes have! thin skins they can get sunburned. The vines bearing Chenin Blanc grapes produce leaves containing 3 to 5 lobes. Although the grapes bud early and grow in cone shaped clusters, they ripen late in the season.

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