Peloursin
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Peloursin is red French wine grape variety best known for crossing with Syrah to make the red wine grape Durif. The variety is believed to have originated in Isère from the northern Rhône-Alpes region
The Vallée du Grésivaudan in the Isère department where Peloursin is believed to have originated
A vineyard of Durif/Petite Sirah in California. Recent DNA testing has shown that some California vineyards of Durif are actually field blends with Peloursin vines interspersed.
Peloursin crossed with Syrah (pictured) to produce Durif/Petite Sirah.
Dureza
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Dureza is a dark-skinned French wine grape variety from the Ardèche department of south central France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The grape is most widely known for being the father vine of S
Peloursin
…confused with both Poulsard and Béclan due to similarities in synonyms among the three grapes. In the Isère, Peloursin is sometimes confused with Dureza, one of the parent grapes of Syrah. Over the years Peloursin has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Belossard, Blauer Thuner, Chatille…
Dureza grapes
A vineyard in the Ardèche region where Dureza is believed to have originated.
Syrah.