Aunis

[oh-nees]

noun

1. a historic region in western France, on the Atlantic coast: once a fief of the duchy of Aquitaine.

Example Sentences

This rosé petillant naturel is a blend of the indigenous Loire grapes grolleau and pineau d’aunis.

Read more on New York Times

This wine is a lovely, exuberant hodgepodge of cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, pineau d’Aunis, gamay and malbec.

Read more on Washington Post

Pineau d’Aunis is a relatively obscure grape from the Loire Valley that has become a sommelier favorite.

Read more on Washington Post

These varieties — Poulsard and Pineau d’Aunis in France, Trollinger in Germany, Zweigelt in Austria, Aladasturi in Georgia, and several in Italy, like Schiava, Bracchetto, Frappato and Rossese — are usually indigenous, rare and somewhat obscure, but they fit a summer need like a well-worn pair of flip flops.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Here, the red varieties — Grolleau, Pineau d’Aunis, Cot, Gamay, Pinot Noir and especially Cabernet Franc — possess a remarkably moody palette of scents and flavors: bramble, leaf piles, forest floor, dried herbs, wood smoke and pine.

Read more on Los Angeles Times