Synonym for the Robin Noir grape variety; see there.
The red grape variety originates from France. Synonyms are Rouge de Diolly, Salagnin and Sasteigne. It was once cultivated in the Département Drôme in the Rhône valley and was considered extinct. In the 1920s, the vine was discovered by the Swiss vine...
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