Chasselas | |
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Grape (Vitis) | |
![]() Chasselas grapes growing in Baden | |
Color of berry skin | Blanc |
Species | Vitis vinifera |
Also called | Chasselas blanc, Fendant, Gutedel, and other synonyms[1] |
Notable regions | Switzerland, Baden (Germany), Loire (France) |
VIVC number | 2473 |
Chasselas or Chasselas blanc is a wine grape variety grown mainly in Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, New Zealand, Croatia and Chile. Chasselas is mostly vinified to be a full, dry and fruity white wine. It is also suitable as a table grape, grown widely for this purpose in Turkey and Hungary.