Humagne Blanche or Humagne is a white Swiss wine grape[1] planted primarily in the Valais region. The total Swiss plantations of the variety in 2009 stood at 30 hectares (74 acres).[2]
Humagne Blanche | |
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Grape (Vitis) | |
Color of berry skin | Blanc |
Species | Vitis vinifera |
Also called | Humagne, Humagne Blanc |
Origin | Switzerland |
Notable regions | Valais |
VIVC number | 5450 |
The grape produces a full bodied wine that is richer than Amigne and Petite Arvine, but more neutral in flavour than the latter.[3][4]
DNA profiling at Changins in Switzerland and Aosta in Italy established that Humagne Blanche is not related to the red Swiss variety Humagne Rouge.[4]