Petite, Petit and Petite Petit

• Posted on 24 February 2020
• Posted in Durif, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah
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When the word ‘petite’ or ‘petit’ is part of a grape variety name, it indicates the size of the berries. Size matters as the smaller the grape, the less juice it will yield. In addition, the grape will have more surface area of skin relative to the amount of juice. Red wine made from smaller berried grapes can be more pigmented and more tannic as there is less juice to dilute these characteristics.