Appears in
Oxford Companion to Wine

By Jancis Robinson

Published 2006

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Arinarnoa, 1956 inra cross of Merlot and Petit Verdot of which just over 100 ha/247 acres grew in the Languedoc in 2006. It is planted to a very limited extent in several more countries and can produce strong, dark red.

  1. Robinson, J., Harding, J., and Vouillamoz, J., Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including their Origins and Flavours (London, 2012).