CENTURION
A wine variety developed at the UC Davis campus by crossing Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Carignane. The intention was to produce a Cabernet style wine that could be grown in the Central Valley.
CENTURION: Red grape cross with same parents as Carnelian above and created by same viticulturist. Used for blending with lesser wines to improve perceived quality.
has been taken to refer to this variety, which is still known in local dialects under the names 'duzet' and 'duset'. A document of 1633 records the presence of Dolcetto in the cellars of the Arboreo family of Valenza. In 1700 BarnabĂ Centurione sent ...
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