Wine Grape Varieties
Monastrell
Monastrell is a black grape variety originating in Spain. It is believed to have been introduced to France in the late Middle Ages and is now cultivated on approximately 9,000 hectares in southern France. However, in 1958, the cultivated area was only 617 hectares.
Variety names and synonyms registered in the variety list
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Malta
- Romania
- Spain
- Monastrell
- Mourvedre
- Mataró
Vineyard area by country and region (ha)
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- source : Ursula Brühl, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, GERMANY