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Pineau d'Aunis (also known as Chenin noir〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.thewinedoctor.com/regionalguides/loireanjousaumur3.shtml )〕) is a red French wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Loire Valley around Anjou and Touraine.〔J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 804 Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-84614-446-2〕 A favorite of Henry Plantagenet,〔Thierry Joly ''"(In the land of Pineau d’Aunis )"'' ''Expat Way Magazine'' March 1st, 2011〕〔Nick Stephens ''"(Other Sparkling Wines from France – the Loire )"'' Bordeaux Undiscovered. January 12th, 2010 〕 the English king had Pineau d'Aunis wine first brought to England in 1246.〔 Today the grape is permitted in several ''Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée'' (AOC) wine regions of the Loire Valley, including Cheverny and Coteaux du Vendômois.〔 J. Robinson ''Vines Grapes & Wines'' pg 199 Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 1-85732-999-6〕 While a red wine grape, Pineau d'Aunis is often treated like Pinot noir and used to make ''rosé'' and white wines in both still and sparkling wine styles.〔 ==History== The name ''Pineau'' comes from the French word ''pin'' and refers to the pine cone shape that clusters of grapes can resemble. It was first used to describe a grapevine growing in the Loire Valley in 1183 AD but whether or not this was Pineau d'Aunis is not known since ''Pineau'' has been a synonym used for Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Menu Pineau (Arbois).〔 Aunis, within what is now the Charente-Maritime department, was a ''pays'' erected into a historical province, the smallest of France, in 1374; it was a fief of the Duchy of Aquitaine, brought to the English monarchy by Eleanor of Aquitaine. In Aunis the grape may have once been grown, but is currently not widely planted.〔 However, wine writer Oz Clarke believes that the grape was named after a priory known as ''Aunis'' that existed outside of the commune of Saumur during the Middle Ages.〔Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 169 Harcourt Books 2001 ISBN 0-15-100714-4〕 Today what is left of the Aunis priory belongs to the Fontevraud Abbey in Chinon.〔Richard Kelley ''"(Pineau d’Aunis )"'' ''Richard Kelley's Definitive Guide to the Wines of the Loire Valley'' Accessed: March 28th, 2013 〕 Author Michel Freyssinet speculates that Pineau d'Aunis may have originated in the Vendée region and was brought to the Loire region by salt merchants sailing up the Atlantic coast. According to Freyssinet, the vine was first planted in Chahaignes in what is now the Sarthe department of the Loire in the 9th century.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pineau d'Aunis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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