Sémillon
Sign in to saveAlso known as Semillon, Teisor, Semillon grape
thumb|Ripe Sémillon grapes growing at a winery in the Napa Valley AVA.
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- Grape variety.name
- Sémillon
- Grape variety.image
- Gros Semillon.jpg
- Grape variety.caption
- Sémillon in Viala and Vermorel
- Grape variety.color
- Blanc
- Grape variety.also_called
- Blanc doux, Colombier, Malaga, Groendruif, Wyndruif, Hunter River Riesling
- Grape variety.origin
- West of France
- Grape variety.hazards
- Sunburn, Botrytis cinerea
- Grape variety.regions
- France, Australia, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, New Zealand, etc.
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- Semillon wine grapes.jpg
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- Sémillon
- native label
- Sémillon
- time of earliest written record
- 1771-00-00
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- Regional production
- France
- Australia
- South Africa
- Other regions
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thumb|Ripe Sémillon grapes growing at a winery in the Napa Valley AVA.
Sémillon () is a golden-skinned grape used to make dry and sweet white wines, mostly in France and Australia. Its thin skin and susceptibility to botrytis make it dominate the sweet wine region Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC.
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