Dameron is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of Gamay.
Its wines are somewhat weightier than Gamay, but it is disappearing from its traditional areas in northern France.
[citation needed] DNA fingerprinting has shown that it is one of many grapes to be the result of a cross between Gouais blanc (Heunisch) and Pinot, making it a full sibling of famous varieties such as Chardonnay and Aligoté.
Gouais blanc was widely grown by the French peasantry in the Medieval ages.
[citation needed] Other Gouais blanc/Pinot crosses include Aubin vert, Auxerrois, Bachet noir, Beaunoir, Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône, Gamay Blanc Gloriod, Gamay, Melon, Knipperlé, Peurion, Romorantin, Roublot, and Sacy.