Chenel Explained

Chenel is a white South African wine grape variety that was produced by a crossing of Chenin blanc and Trebbiano. The variety was produced in 1973 by Christiaan Johannes Orffer (1926-2008) at the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute. ^[1]

It was the first domestic South African grape varietal to be introduced after Pinotage.

See also

• Weldra, another white South African grape variety with the same parentage as Chenel

Notes and References

1. J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes pg 53 Oxford University Press 1996