http://www.oziforce.com/home All About the country and people of Australia Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:14:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.oziforce.com/home/2009/04/the-mourvedre-grapes-in-blending/ http://www.oziforce.com/home/2009/04/the-mourvedre-grapes-in-blending/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:42:00 +0000 admin http://www.oziforce.com/home/2009/04/the-mourvedre-grapes-in-blending/  The names Mataró and Mourvèdre may come from the towns of Mataró in Cataluña and Murviedro near Valencia, suggesting an origin on that coast. Though the origin of the grape may be Catalonian or Spanish, the name Mourvèdre is of French descent. The grape was accepted in the 16th century, and extends eastwards towards the Rhone. It was hit hard by the Phylloxera outbreak, but has been rising

]]>  The names Mataró and Mourvèdre may come from the towns of Mataró in Cataluña and Murviedro near Valencia, suggesting an origin on that coast. Though the origin of the grape may be Catalonian or Spanish, the name Mourvèdre is of French descent. The grape was accepted in the 16th century, and extends eastwards towards the Rhone. It was hit hard by the Phylloxera outbreak, but has been rising

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