Gamay
Sign in to saveGamay () is a purple-colored grape variety used to make red wines, most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire Valley around Tours. Its full name is Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc. It is a very old cultivar, mentioned as long ago as the 15th century. It has been often cultivated because it makes for abundant production; however, it can produce wines of distinction when planted on acidic soils, which help to soften the grape's naturally high acidity.
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- Grape variety.name
- Gamay
- Grape variety.color
- Noir
- Grape variety.color_alt
- Purple
- Grape variety.image
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- Grape variety.also_called
- Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc Sicily
- Grape variety.regions
- Beaujolais, Loire Valley; Niagara Peninsula; Willamette Valley
- Grape variety.wines
- Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains, Beaujolais nouveau
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Gamay () is a purple-colored grape variety used to make red wines, most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire Valley around Tours. Its full name is Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc. It is a very old cultivar, mentioned as long ago as the 15th century. It has been often cultivated because it makes for abundant production; however, it can produce wines of distinction when planted on acidic soils, which help to soften the grape's naturally high acidity.
==History== left|thumb|A Beaujolais Nouveau wine made from Gamay. The Gamay grape is thought to have appeared first in the village of the Gamay, south of Beaune, in the 1360s. The grape brought relief to the village growers following the decline of the Black Death. In contrast to the Pinot noir variety, Gamay ripened two weeks earlier and was easier to cultivate. It also produced a strong, fruitier wine in a much larger abundance.