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Chenin Californie Central Valley vin blanc tranquille

Origin

Loire Valley

Growing regions

South Africa, Argentina, United States, France

Also known as

Pineau de la Loire, Steen (South Africa)

Chenin Blanc from California’s Central Valley — produced in the great agricultural plain of California’s interior (San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento Valley) — is essentially a bulk wine, not spectacular but ubiquitous in American blends. Chenin Blanc was long the most planted white grape in California.