Saving Gringet – Haute-Savoie's rarest grape

Cover crop in the Gringet vines at Phelan Farm, Cambria, California. Credit: Christina Rasmussen.Fewer than 10 domaines in the world produce wines made entirely from the white grape variety Gringet from their own vineyards.
Six are located in Ayse, the grape’s Haute-Savoie homeland.
Despite its scarcity, if you mention Gringet to somebody with deep knowledge of French wine, you will be met with a knowing smile and the name of one man: Dominique Belluard.{"content":"PC9wPgo8aDI+QmVsbHVhcmQm