» For other uses, please see Dameron (disambiguation). Dameron is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that's a sibling of Gamay. Its wines are somewhat weightier than Gamay, but it's disappearing from its traditional areas in northern France. Not much is grown in France these days. History DNA fingerprinting has shown that it's one of many grapes to be the result of a cross between Gouais Blanc (Heunisch) and Pinot, making it a full sibling of famous varieties such as Chardonnay and… (More on Dameron)