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White Wine
Chenin Blanc (shen-in blohnc or shan-in
blohnc) is the official name for this variety
in France, but it is often called Pineau de la
Loire. It is the main variety of the Loire
Valley. In California there was a rapid
increase in area planted, until the early
1990s.The variety called Pinot Blanco in
Chile and Argentina is Chenin Blanc.The
largest area of Chenin Blanc is in South
Africa, where it is planted under the name
of Steen. The variety seems to have been
brought to Australia under several names
and its identity lost. In Western Australia it
was formerly incorrectly known as
Semillon, and in South Australia it was
wrongly named Albillo or Sherry. 748 ha of
Chenin Blanc were recorded in Australia in
2003
