{{Short description|Variety of grape}} {{Infobox grape variety | name = Counoise | color = Noir | image = Counoise.jpg | caption = Counoise in Viala & Vermorel | species = ''[[Vitis vinifera]]'' | also_called = | origin = France | hazards = <!-- Viticultural hazards --> | regions = [[Rhône (wine region)|Rhône valley]] | notable_wines = Châteauneuf-du-Pape }} [[File:Counoise grappe.jpg|thumb|Counoise grapes]]
'''Counoise''' is a dark-skinned [[wine]] [[grape]] grown primarily in the [[Rhône (wine region)|Rhône valley]] region of [[France]]. Counoise is also grown in California, Texas, New Jersey, and Washington. Counoise adds a peppery note and good acidity to a blended red wine, but does not have much depth of colour or [[grape tannins|tannin]].<ref name="Clarke">Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' Harcourt Books 2001 {{ISBN|0-15-100714-4}}</ref> There were {{convert|638|ha}} of Counoise in France in 2000.<ref name="OCW Counoise">{{cite encyclopedia |editor=[[Jancis Robinson]] |encyclopedia=[[Oxford Companion to Wine]] |edition=Third |title=Counoise |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-860990-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00janc/page/208 208] |url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00janc/page/208 }}</ref>
Counoise is one of the grapes allowed into the blend of [[Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC|Châteauneuf-du-Pape]] wine. In 2004 only 0.5% of the [[appellation]]'s area was planted with Counoise.<ref>[http://www.chateauneuf.dk/en/production/grapes.htm www.chateauneuf.dk: Grapes], accessed on June 18, 2008</ref> Some producers who favour the variety use about 5% of it in their blends, and those account for most of the plantings. One such producer is [[Château de Beaucastel]], which is noted for using all the 13 allowed varieties.<ref name="OCW Counoise"/>
== Counoise and Aubun ==
Counoise is easily confused with [[Aubun]], because of a large similarity in the vineyards. Counoise and Aubun were also grown mixed in a [[field blend]] in some older vineyards.<ref name="OCW Counoise"/> However, Counoise is considered to be a grape of higher quality, while Aubun has a reputation for giving simpler wines.<ref name="Clarke"/>
== Synonyms ==
Synonyms for Counoise include Aubon, Caula, Conese, Connoges, Connoise, Couneso, Counoise noir, Counoiso, Counoueiso, Damas noir, Grosse Rogettaz, Guenoise, Moustardier, Quennoise.<ref>[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=3210 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Counoise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405173449/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=3210 |date=2012-04-05 }}, accessed on June 18, 2008</ref>
Counoise is also listed as a synonym for Aubun, most likely due to confusion between the two in the vineyard.<ref>[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=761 Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Aubun] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195159/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=761 |date=September 10, 2014 }}, accessed on June 18, 2008</ref>
== References == <references/>
[[Category:Red wine grape varieties]]