Synonym (also Carignan, Carignane, Carignano) for the grape variety Mazuelo; see there.
The red grape variety originates from Spain. There are well over 100 synonyms that testify to its great age and wide distribution. The most important, grouped alphabetically by country, are Carignan, Carignane, Carignan Noir, Grenache du Bois, Pinot d'Evora, Plant de Ledenon, Roussillon (France); Bovale di Spagna, Bovale Grande, Bovale Grande di Spagna, Bovale Grosso, Bovale Mannu, Carignano, Tintiglia, Uva di Spagna (Italy, Sardinia); Carignane, Kerrigan (California); Carinhana (Portugal); Cariñano, Cariñena, Cariñena Mazuela, Catalan, Concejón, Corcejon, Crujillón, Mazuela, Mollard, Samsó, Samsó Crusillo, Tinto Mazuela, Tintilia, Tintillosa, Zinzillosa (Spain).

According to an unverifiable hypothesis, the Mazuelo (or Carignano) variety was introduced to Sardinia by the Phoenicians as early as the 9th century BC. However, this very old variety probably originated in Aragon. From here, it spread throughout Europe from the 12th century onwards. The main name Mazuelo is derived from the municipality of Mazuelo de Muñó in the province of Burgos in the neighbouring region of Castile-León.
The synonym Cariñena probably refers to the town of the same name near Zaragoza in Aragon. This became Carignan (Noir) in France and Carignano in Italy. The name Cariñena used to be common in Catalonia. However, as there...
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