Durif

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Durif is a red wine variety that comes from France . The country doctor François Durif selected and propagated supposedly seedlings of the Peloursin variety around 1880 , which according to his observations were very resistant to downy mildew . He gave this variant his name. In 1999, however, genetic analysis revealed that the Durif variety is a spontaneous cross between Peloursin and Syrah .

The vigorous and high-yielding variety produces rather rustic, dark red wines. After 530 hectares were planted in France in 1958 , it is now only cultivated in very small quantities in Provence , where it is approved in the Palette appellation .

DNA analysis in 2003 revealed beyond any doubt that the vines called Petite Sirah in California are in fact identical to the Durif variety. As early as 1884, Charles Melver imported the Durif grape variety along with other seedlings to San José in California. From there, the variety was exported to the wine-growing countries Brazil , Chile , South Africa and Australia (433 hectares, as of 2008). The global population of Durif is estimated at around 3000 hectares.

Parentage: spontaneous cross between Peloursin x Syrah

Synonyms

The Durif grape variety is also available under the names Bas Plant, Dure, Duret, Dureza, Duriff, Dyurif, Gros Noir, Kek Durif, Nérin, Pareux Noir, Petit Duret, Petite Serine, Petite Sirah, Petite Syrah, Pinot de l´Ermitage, Pinot de Romans, Plant Durif, Plant Fourchu, Serine, Serine des Mauves, Sirane Fourchue, Sirane de Tain and Syrah Forchue.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wine grape varieties in California , by Larry J. Bettiga, page 59, ISBN 978-1-879906-63-1
  2. ↑ Areas of vines and grape production by variety - 2007-2008. In: Annual Report 2008–2009. Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, 2009, p. 89 , accessed November 25, 2014 .

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