Peloursin

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Peloursin is wine grape best known for its crossing with Syrah to make the red wine grape Durif.[1]

The grape is believed to have originated in Isère from the northern Rhône-Alpes region. Today it can be found in some quantities in California and Victoria, Australia.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ J. Robinson "The Oxford Companion to Wine" Third Edition pg 510 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0198609906
  2. ^ J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 228 Mitchell Beazley Publishing 1986 ISBN 1857329996