[1] More recently it has been suggested that Savagnin blanc acquired slight differences in its leaf shape and geraniol content[2] as it travelled to the other end of the Alps.

Galet believed that a musqué ('muscat-like') mutation in the Red Traminer/Savagnin rose then led to the extra-aromatic Gewürztraminer, although in Germany these names are all regarded as synonymous.

The story goes that in 1780 Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden brought vines from Chiavenna in Italy, halfway between Tramin and the Jura, which was known to the Germans as Cleven.

[3] It is most famous as the only grape allowed in the vin jaunes of Château-Chalon and L'Étoile, similar to fino sherry with a covering of flor but not fortified and without the use of the solera system.

It is also blended into Côtes du Jura vin de paille, a dessert wine[4] made from grapes left to dry on straw.

[7] The alternative name Païen or Paën may refer to an ancient, pre-Christian origin (pagan) or to pays (land) in the sense of local.

A visiting French expert raised questions in 2008, and DNA testing confirmed that the grapes are in fact Savagnin sourced from Spanish cuttings.