Gamay Blanc Gloriod Gamay Blanc Gloriod Gamay Blanc Gloriod is an obscure French variety of white wine grape. Very little of it is grown commercially. It is named after Émile Gloriod, who discovered it as a seedling; it was originally thought to be a white version of the Gamay grape. "Gamay Blanc" was already used as an alternative name for Chardonnay, which is another white grape that looks like Gamay. The gardener Émile Gloriod, from Gy in Haute-Saône, discovered Gamay Blanc Gloriod in 1895. At first it was thought to be a seedling of Gamay, and conventional ampelography linked it to the Melon
Gamay is commonly grown in the Niagara Peninsula in Canada, some producers being in the Short Hills Bench, Beamsville Bench and St. David's Bench to mention a few, as well as in Prince Edward County. Chàteau des Charmes in Niagara-on-the-Lake has a regional clone which they discovered, Gamay Noir Droit, which is a recognized mutation. It is also grown successfully by a small number of wineries in Australia to make a range of wines including light bodied red wines suitable for early drinking. Gamay has also been introduced into Oregon's Willamette Valley wine region, a place known for its wines made