Pinot MeunierHoewel ongeveer 1/3 van de Champagne met Pinot Meunier is aangeplant, wordt de druif in hoofdzaak gebruikt voor de assemblage. Hij geeft 'body' en een 'rijke fruitigheid' aan de assemblage. Hij dankt zijn naam aan het franse woord Meunier dat molenaar betekent en verwijst naar de bloem achtige witte 'dons' aan de onderzijde van de band German Müller – both meaning Miller due to the flour-like dusty white down on the underside of its leaves.
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“Because of the effects of global warming raising average temperatures, Champagne is becoming too warm for Pinot Meunier. As a result, it’s getting harder and harder to work with, so I find myself using less each year, and planting more Pinot Noir in its place. This year (2011) was particularly difficult for Pinot Meunier. Our Chardonnay turned out excellently, our Pinot Noir was okay, but we had real problems with Pinot Meunier.”
Jean-Hervé Chiquet, co-owner of Champagne Jacquesson, in The Drinks Business.
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If Champagne does become too warm for Pinot Meunier maybe it will flourish across the Channel in the UK. With our climate becoming more suitable in the south you might be surprised to learn that 65% of all the vines planted here are Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. In May it was reported that the Royal family are setting up a vineyard in Windsor Great Park. More than 16,000 vines will be planted and the grapes grown will be Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, in order to make Sparkling Wine. The Duke of Edinburgh is apparently heavily involved in the project, which is being advised by Chapel Down founder Stephen Skelton MW. The news comes as new figures revealed English wines enjoyed their most successful year ever in 2010, with a record 30,346 hectolitres produced – the equivalent of over four million bottles. more ...................

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