Aubin Vert is a white wine grape cultivar

Cultivar

A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

 grown in the Lorraine

Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...

 region of France. Small vineyards are found in Bulligny

Bulligny

Bulligny is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France....

, Bruley

Bruley

Bruley is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.Bruley is notable for its wine production.-Demography:-Notable people:*Claude Manet -Mayor of Bruley*Marcel Laroppe Ex manager of the Société Vinicole du Toulois...

, Pagney

Pagney

Pagney is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 302.The estimate for 2006 was 332.-References:*...

 and Rozérieulles

Rozérieulles

Rozérieulles is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:Communes of the Moselle department...

. Within the last century, it has also been grown in Thiaucourt-Regniéville

Thiaucourt-Regniéville

Thiaucourt-Regniéville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-Geography:The Rupt de Mad flows northeasward through the north-western part of the commune and crosses the village.-Sights:*The St...

, d'Euvezin

Euvezin

Euvezin is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-Geography:The village lies on the left bank of the Rupt de Mad, which flows northeastward through the north-western part of the commune.-See also:...

 and Magny

Magny

Magny is the name or part of the name of the following communes in France:*Magny, Eure-et-Loir, in the Eure-et-Loir department*Magny, Haut-Rhin, in the Haut-Rhin department*Magny, Yonne, in the Yonne department...

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DNA fingerprinting research at the University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

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 has also identified the Aubin vert as a relative of the Aligoté

Aligoté

Aligoté is a white grape used to make dry white wines in the Burgundy region of France, and which also has significant plantings in much of Eastern Europe including Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria. With , it was the 22nd most planted vine variety in the world in 2004...

, Auxerrois

Auxerrois Blanc

Auxerrois Blanc or Auxerrois Blanc de Laquenexy is a white wine grape that is important in Alsace, and is also grown in Germany and Luxembourg. It is a full sibling of Chardonnay that is often blended with the similar Pinot Blanc.-History:...

, Bachet Noir

Bachet noir

Bachet Noir is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. A little is still grown in the Aube, where it is used to add colour and body to Gamay wines.-History:...

, Beaunoir

Beaunoir

Beaunoir is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. The 'beautiful black' grape produces a thin wine and not much is grown these days.-History:...

, Franc Noir de la-Haute-Saône, Gamay Blanc Gloriod

Gamay Blanc Gloriod

Gamay Blanc Gloriod is an obscure French variety of white wine grape. Very little of it is grown commercially.It is named after Émile Gloriod, who discovered it as a seedling; it was originally thought to be a white version of the Gamay grape. "Gamay Blanc" was already used as an alternative name...

, Gamay Noir, Melon, Knipperlé

Knipperlé

Knipperlé is a traditional French variety of white wine grape from Alsace. It's not listed for use in AOC wine, but is a minor component of blends for local drinking, in some ways an Alsatian equivalent of its sibling Aligoté in Burgundy.-History:...

, Peurion

Peurion

Peurion is a traditional French variety of white wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. Once quite popular, not much is still grown in France these days.-History:...

, Roublot

Roublot

Roublot is a traditional French variety of white wine grape that is a sibling of Chardonnay. It was once quite widely grown near Auxerre.-History:In the early 19th century, Roublot made up a third of the area in Saint-Bris-le-Vineux in the west of Chablis...

, and Sacy

Sacy (grape)

Sacy is a white wine grape grown primarily in the central and northeastern France within the Yonne and Allier départments.Sacy ripens early, and produces light-coloured wines low in acid and alcohol.-Parentage:...

grape varieties.

Aubin Vert is a disappearing cultivar, due in part to the bunches and grapes being small. The bunches tend to be cylindrical and limp. While the varietal grows strongly, production is irregular. Wines of the Aubin Vert are often middle quality.

Synonyms

Aubin Vert is also known as Aubun Vert, Blanc d'Euvezin, Blanc d'Euvizin, and Vert Blanc.