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Chenin Blanc
Also known as Steen.
A white wine grape with white berries (Wikidata).
Wikidata records it as a cross of Savagnin.
On this site Chenin Blanc is a main grape in 2 regions, from Loire Valley (Touraine) at 1,380 GDD (Winkler I) to Stellenbosch at 2,160 (Winkler IV), so the same grape meets very different seasons.
Its regions on the heat scale
Each region's 1991–2020 normal growing degree days, coolest at the top. Tap a row to open the region.
Recent vintages in its regions
| Region | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loire Valley (Touraine) | +24% | +12% | +15% | -4% | +32% | +28% | -1% | +15% |
| Stellenbosch | -1% | +3% | +1% | -2% | -1% | -2% | +6% | +3% |
Percent above or below each region's 1991–2020 normal heat.
