Picardan

"Picardin" redirects here. For insect repellent, see picaridin.

Picardan or Picardan blanc is a white wine grape which is one of 13 permitted blending grapes within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC in Rhône wine region in France, although very little planted.^[1][2] The Vitis International Variety Catalogue previously listed Oeillade blanche as the primary name of the variety,^[3] but now identifies Araignan as the primary name.^[4] However, since the variety is practically unknown for any other use than the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend, it most commonly goes under the name used for it in that appellation.

Picardan
Grape (Vitis)
Picardan in Viala & Vermorel
Color of berry skin	Blanc
Species	Vitis vinifera
Also called	Araignan, Oeillade blanche, Picardan blanc
Origin	France
Notable regions	Southern Rhône
Notable wines	Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
VIVC number	527

Picardan gives a wine which considered to be light and rather neutral in character.^[1]

Wine

Picardan is also the name of a historical white wine from Languedoc, usually sweetish in character, traded in the late 17th and 18th centuries.^[2] It is supposed to have been produced from the varieties Clairette blanche and Piquepoul blanc.^[5]

Synonyms and relationship to other grapes

Synonyms include: Aragnan, Aragnan blanc, Araignan, Araignan blanc, Gallet, Gallet blanc, Grosse Clairette, Milhaud blanc, Oeillade blanche, Papadoux, Picardan, Picardan blanc, Piquardan, Piquardant.^[3]

Picardan (but not Picardan blanc) is also a synonym for the white grape variety Bourboulenc,^[6] which is also found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the dark-skinned variety Bouchales.^[7] Picardan noir is a synonym for Cinsaut^[8] and Bouchales.

Despite the synonym Oeillade blanche, Picardan is not a color mutation of the Languedoc and Provence wine grape Oeillade noire.^[9]