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It is one of the first to come into leaf, and als one of the first sorts 

 to ripen (early in the first period). 



It is a spreading grower of less than medium vigour, with slender 

 long-jointed shoots of a slightly purple-grey colour. Leaves medium, 

 five-lobed, not unlike those of the Cabernet, but not so deeply indented, 

 petiolar sinus open, teeth short, blunt, and even, upper-surface 

 almost glossy, under-surface slightly downy; bunch small, cylindrical, 

 very close ; berries small, rather thick-skinned, not perfectly round, 

 often deformed from being very close in the bunch, very black, 

 covered with bloom, and very juicy. 



* Pinot Meunier. Synonyms : Miller's Burgundy, Meunier, 



Blanche Feuille, Morillon Taconne, &c. 



Similar to the Finot Noir in almost every respect, but differing 

 from it by the leaves being covered both above and below with a 

 considerable amount of flaky down, giving it the appearance of having 

 been dusted with flour, whence its name. The red wine made from it 

 resembles that of the Pinot Noir,l>ut it is lighter, and does not keep so 

 well. In the Champagne district it is the most extensively cultivated 

 sort, and is one of the few cases in which white wine is made from 

 red grapes on a large scale. 



t Pinot Gris. Synonyms : Beurot, Fromentot, Auxoit, Au- 

 vergnat Gris, Gris Cordelier, Malvoisie (improperly) Levraut, 

 Edel Clavner. 



A choice pink variety, yielding an excellent white wine. It is 

 from this grape that the highest class Champagne is made. It is 

 very similar to the Miller's Burgundy, although leaves are not so 

 downy, and the fruit, instead of being black, is of a beautiful greyish- 

 pink colour. 



* Pinot Blanc (White). Synonym : White Burgundy. 

 Very similar to the others, only with white fruit. There are 

 several white Pinots, differing slightly from each other. The Aucarot 

 is probably one of them. They are valuable sorts, and give good 

 results in all the three regions ; in the warmer parts they produce 

 excellent liqueur wines. 



f Pinot Blanc Chardonay. Synonyms : Morillon Blanc, 



Epineth, Beaunois, Plant Dore, Auvergnat, &c. 

 This is the best of the white Pinots, and is the one from which the 

 best Chablis wines of France are made. It is somewhat different 



