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Saint-Laurent Germany

Origin

Imported to Austria from Alsace in the 19th century.

Growing regions

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, France (Alsace), Canada, New Zealand

Also known as

Sankt Laurent, Pinot Saint-Laurent, Sankt Lorenz, Laurenzitraube, Lorenztraube, Saint-Laurent noir, Lovrenac crni, Svatovavrinecké

Saint-Laurent from Germany — grown mainly in the Palatinate (Pfalz), Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden, on the sandstone, clay and limestone soils with a mild continental climate — produces light, fruity and accessible reds, often vinified without oak or with a brief oak passage.