Servanin is a red
French wine
French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France is one of the largest wine producers in the world, along with Italian, Spanish, and Ame ...
grape variety
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grown predominantly in the
Isère department in eastern France. While the variety has a long history in the region, plantings have been steadily declining since the early 20th century with the vine now close to extinction.
[J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 175 Oxford University Press 1996 ]
In the 20th century, ampelographers
Louis Levadoux Louis may refer to:
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See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ( ...
and (decades later)
Linda Bisson categorized Servanin as a member of the Pelorsien eco-geogroup along with
Bia blanc,
Béclan,
Dureza
Dureza is a dark-skinned French wine grape variety from the Ardèche department of south central France in the Rhône-Alpes region. The grape is most widely known for being the father vine of Syrah—a discovery that confirmed that the Syrah vin ...
,
Exbrayat,
Durif,
Jacquère
Jacquère is a variety of white grape found primarily in the Savoy wine region of France. It is a high-yielding vine variety which is used to produce lightly scented, refreshing and gently aromatic dry white wine, such as Vin de Savoie. Jacqu ...
,
Mondeuse blanche
Mondeuse blanche is a variety of white grape almost exclusively found in and around the Savoy (Savoie) wine region in France. With just of plantations in 1999, it leads a dwindling existence and is used primarily in the VDQS wine Bugey and the ...
, Peloursin,
Joubertin and
Verdesse
Verdesse is a white French wine grape variety grown primarily in the Bugey AOC of eastern France (though it is not currently permitted in the AOC wine).P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pp. 109 Firefly Books 2004 J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson ...
.
[J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg XXVII Allen Lane 2012 ]
Synonyms
Over the years Servanin has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Martelet, Persagne Douce, Petite Mondeuse, Salagnin, Sérène, Servagin, Servagneien, Servagnie, Servagnien, Servagnien des Avenières, Servagnin, Servanien and Servani.
Vitis International Variety Catalogue
The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is a database of various species and varieties/cultivars of grapevine, the genus ''Vitis''. VIVC is administered by the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (''Institut für Rebenzüchtung G ...
(VIVC)
Servanin
' Accessed: August 17th, 2012
References
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Red wine grape varieties