pinot blanc

noun

1. See under Pinot(def 2).

noun

1. any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
2. a red (Pinot Noir) or white (Pinot Blanc) wine made from this grape.

n.type of grape vine used in wine-making, 1912, American English variant spelling of French pineau (attested in English from 1763), name of a family of wine grapes, from pin “pine tree” (see pine (n.)) + diminutive suffix -eau. So called from the shape of the grape clusters. Variants are pinot noir, “black,” pinot blanc, “white,” and pinot gris, “gray.”