French grape, noun phrase

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Translation of Afrikaans Fransdruif.
A Spanish white wine grape, known elsewhere as Palomino; White French, see white adjective sense 2.
1896 [see Groen Druif].
1962 Entertaining with Wines of Cape (K.W.V.) 11The sherry of the Cape is produced from Palomino grapes (known locally as ‘French’ grapes) which are the principal base of Spanish sherries.
1966 H. Beck Meet Cape Wines (2nd ed.) 10The French grape has..been more or less relegated to the task of making wine for distillation.
1968 C.J. Orffer in D.J. Opperman Spirit of Vine 87Probably the Green or ‘French’ grape was used, but the latter’s name is incorrect because it should be known rather as the ‘Spanish’ grape.
1981 [see Green Grape].
A Spanish white wine grape, known elsewhere as Palomino; White French, see white adjective sense 2.
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