Posts Tagged ‘Mourvedre’

The Mourvèdre Grapes in Blending

Author: Lindsay Alston

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 [...]