Clairette Blanche is an old southern French white long used in Rhône blends and as a base for vermouth and some sparkling wines. It is a very recent addition to California's CDFA reports, appearing in the crush series only since 2023 and tracked across eleven districts already, though no bearing acreage is yet recorded. Volumes remain modest, with 114.4 tons crushed statewide in 2025 at prices as low as $800 a ton in its first reported year. The wide district spread for such a short reporting history suggests scattered experimental plantings rather than a concentrated new vineyard program.
What kind of grape this is
- Species
- VITIS VINIFERA LINNÉ SUBSP. SATIVA (DE CANDOLLE) HEGI
- Berry color
- BLANC
- Country of origin
- FRANCE
- Synonyms
- 81
- Approved on a US label
- Clairette blanche
- FPS selections
- 3
names this grape is known by elsewhere, per VIVC
the names TTB permits on a bottle
distinct clones and selections held at UC Davis
What is published
Counts describe what this atlas holds for Clairette Blanche, not what California grows. A zero is a published answer: it means the source names the grape and reports nothing under it, or does not name it at all.
- 0
county-years of acreage
the Grape Acreage Report has never named it in a county table
- 26
district-years of crush
11 of 17 crush districts, 3 crop years
- 26
district-years of Brix
tonnage-weighted at the crusher, Crush Report Table 3
- 4
producers in this atlas
producers whose curated wine list names it — a curated roster of 2,772 producers, not a census of California
- —
regions with a maturity date
not one of the eight cultivars with a
Tonnage and price by district
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
All 11 districts on one axis →
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Brix at the crusher
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
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Growers in this atlas's roster
- Bedrock Wine Co.bottled
Winery · Carlisle Vineyard
- Mcprice Myersbottled
Winery · Beautiful Earth Rosé
- Tablas Creek Vineyardbottled
Winery · Côtes de Tablas Blanc, Esprit de Tablas Blanc
- Serial Wineslisted
Brand · Clairette blanche
4 of this atlas’s 2772 curated producers, 3 of them with a named wine in the atlas made from it. A roster is not a census — this is who the atlas has entered, not who grows the grape in California.