Verdesse

[1][2] It is also permitted under the Vin de Savoie AOC for wines produced in the Isère department up to a maximum allowance of 10%.

The berries tend to vary from greenish white to a golden yellow after veraison and may even take on an amber shade when fully ripe and sun burnt.

[4] In the 20th century, ampelographers Louis Levadoux and (decades later) Linda Bisson categorized Verdesse as a member of the Pelorsien eco-geogroup along with Bia blanc, Béclan, Dureza, Exbrayat, Durif, Jacquère, Mondeuse blanche, Peloursin, Servanin and Joubertin.

[5] The grape has the potential of producing full bodied, highly alcoholic wine with pronounce aromatics.

[4] Over the years Verdesse has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Bian ver, Bian vert, Blanchette, Clairette de Chindrieux, Clairette précoce, Dongine, Etraire Blanche, Verdasse, Verdea, Verdêche, Verdesse Muscade, Verdeze musqué and Verdeze musquée.

Verdesse is susceptible to powdery and downy mildew.
Verdesse is permitted in the white Vin de Savoie wines grown in the Isère department around communes such as Chichilianne .