Chasselas or Chasselas blanc is a wine grape variety grown in Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal, Hungary, Romania and New Zealand. Chasselas is mostly vinified to be a full, dry and fruity white wine. It is also suitable as a table grape, grown widely for this purpose in Turkey.
Theories of its origin vary. Pierre Galet believes it is a native Swiss variety.
In 1940, Chasselas was crossed with Silvaner to produce the white grape variety Nobling.
Widely grown in the cantons of Switzerland where it has several regional synonym names, the main one being Fendant in the Valais canton. It is considered an ideal pairing for raclette or fondue. Chasselas is also known as Perlan in the Mandement district of Geneva. In 2009, it was Switzerland's second most grown grape variety at 4,013 hectares (9,920 acres).
In Germany with 1,123 hectares (2,770 acres), it is almost exclusively grown in the wine region of Baden under the name Gutedel.
In France it is mostly grown in the Loire region where it is converted into a blend with Sauvignon blanc called "Pouilly-sur-Loire". California and Australian growers know this variety under the alias names of Chasselas Dore or Golden Chasselas.
Oh my God
Here U are, prettiest thing in life I've ever seen
(Mm hmm)
Close my eyes
What's it like, what's it like inside your tamborine?
Oh my God
There I go falling in love with a face in a magazine
(Uh oh, not again)
All alone by myself
Me and I play my tamborine
Trampoline {x4}
Long days, lonely nights ?trampoline {x2}
I don't care 4 one night stands with trolley cars that juggle 17
I just wanna settle down and play around my baby's tamborine
Tamborine, what are U?
Why are U the star of all my dreams?
(Star of all my dreams - are U a good tamborine?)
Are U good? Are U bad?
Are U just unnecessary means?
Trampoline
Tamborine, tamborine - trolley cars
Long days, lonely nights
2 bad we're not allowed 2 scream (Yeah, yeah, 2 bad)
Guess that I'll stay at home all alone
And play my tamborine (Aww)
Tamborine {x4}