# Chasselas
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{{Infobox grape variety
| name = Chasselas
| color = Blanc
| image = Weintrauben.Weiss.jpg
| caption = Chasselas grapes growing in [Baden](/source/Baden_(wine_region))
| species = ''[Vitis vinifera](/source/Vitis_vinifera)''
| also_called = Chasselas blanc, Fendant, Gutedel, and other synonyms[[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=2473 Chasselas Blanc] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121052149/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=2473 |date=2012-01-21}}, [Vitis International Variety Catalogue](/source/Vitis_International_Variety_Catalogue), accessed 2010-07-14.]
| origin =
| hazards =
| regions = Switzerland, Baden (Germany), [Loire](/source/Loire_Valley_(wine)) (France)
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'''Chasselas''' ({{IPA|fr|ʃasla|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-chasselas.wav}}) or '''Chasselas blanc''' ({{IPA|fr|ʃasla blɑ̃|}}) is a wine grape variety grown mainly in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland), [France](/source/France), [Germany](/source/Germany), [Portugal](/source/Portugal), [Hungary](/source/Hungary), [Romania](/source/Romania), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand), [Croatia](/source/Croatia) and [Chile](/source/Chile). Chasselas is mostly [vinified](/source/winemaking) to be a full, [dry](/source/Dry_(wine)) and fruity white wine. It is also suitable as a [table grape](/source/table_grape), grown widely for this purpose in [Turkey](/source/Turkey) and [Hungary](/source/Hungary).
==History==
Genetic analyses made in 2009 in a laboratory of the University of Dieppe showed that Chasselas is a grape variety originating in western Switzerland.[J. F. VOUILLAMOZ et C. ARNOLD [http://www.revuevitiarbohorti.ch/artikel/2009_05_f_456.pdf Etude historico-génétique de l’origine du ‘Chasselas’ (PDF)] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805111646/http://www.revuevitiarbohorti.ch/artikel/2009_05_f_456.pdf |date=2016-08-05}}, [Université de Neuchâtel](/source/Universit%C3%A9_de_Neuch%C3%A2tel), NCCR Plant Survival, 2009.] Its name was first mentioned in the 16th century.
In 1940, Chasselas was [crossed](/source/Cross_(wine)) with [Silvaner](/source/Silvaner) to produce the white grape variety [Nobling](/source/Nobling).[J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'', p. 129. [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press) 1996 {{ISBN|0198600984}}.]
==Wine regions==
Chasselas is widely grown in Switzerland, where it has several regional synonym names, the main one being ''Fendant'' in the canton of [Valais](/source/Valais). It is considered an ideal pairing for [raclette](/source/raclette) or [fondue](/source/fondue). Chasselas is also known as ''Perlan'' in the [Mandement](/source/Mandement) district of Geneva. In 2009, it was Switzerland's second-most planted grape variety at {{convert|4013|ha}}.[[http://www.weinlandschweiz.ch/files/weinjahr_2009.pdf Office fédéral de l’agriculture OFAG: Das Weinjahr 2009 / L'année d'viticole 2009] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707004844/http://www.weinlandschweiz.ch/files/weinjahr_2009.pdf |date=2011-07-07}}.]
In Germany, with {{convert|1123|ha}}, it is almost exclusively grown in the wine region of [Baden](/source/Baden_(wine_region)) under the name ''Gutedel''.[[http://www.deutscheweine.de/icc/Internet-DE/med/1a6/1a64f607-a3e5-5117-3d28-952196117f51,11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111.pdf German Wine Institute: German Wine Statistics 2007-2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920194632/http://www.deutscheweine.de/icc/Internet-DE/med/1a6/1a64f607-a3e5-5117-3d28-952196117f51%2C11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111.pdf |date=September 20, 2008}}.]
In France it is mostly grown in the [Loire region](/source/Loire_Valley), where it is blended with [Sauvignon blanc](/source/Sauvignon_blanc) to produce a wine called "Pouilly-sur-Loire". Californian and Australian growers know this variety under the names ''Chasselas Doré'' and ''Golden Chasselas''.
Michel [Chapoutier](/source/Chapoutier) has stated that he is looking for land for a vineyard in [England](/source/England), which would be planted with Chasselas. He said that he believed Chasselas would suit the English climate and [terroir](/source/terroir) very well.[Adam Lechmere: [http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/525399/chapoutier-looks-for-english-vineland Chapoutier looks for English vineland], Decanter.com News, 12 May 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2022.]
Image:Roter Gutedel Weinsberg 20060909.jpg|A red-skinned version of Chasselas ripening on the vine
Image:Grožđe Crvena plemenka.jpg|A fully ripe red-skinned Chasselas in [Međimurje](/source/Me%C4%91imurje), northern Croatia
== See also ==
* [Chasselas de Thomery](/source/Chasselas_de_Thomery)
* [Viticulture](/source/Viticulture)
== References ==
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