Varietal Article
Humagne Rouge
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There is confusion on Cornalin/Humagne Rouge.
Many of the folks in the Valais were itinerants bouncing back and forth over the Grand St Bernard pass into Aosta. Cornalin in Aosta is actually made with the grape that is referred to as Humagne Rouge in the Valais.
The Swiss have done lots of DNA tracing, but all they know is that the Humagne Rouge is a cross between what they refer to as Cornalin and something else. And what the Swiss call Cornalin (Rouge du Pays) is a cross of two Valdotan varietals.
Many of the folks in the Valais were itinerants bouncing back and forth over the Grand St Bernard pass into Aosta. Cornalin in Aosta is actually made with the grape that is referred to as Humagne Rouge in the Valais.
The Swiss have done lots of DNA tracing, but all they know is that the Humagne Rouge is a cross between what they refer to as Cornalin and something else. And what the Swiss call Cornalin (Rouge du Pays) is a cross of two Valdotan varietals.