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Marselan is a red French wine grape variety that is a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. It was first bred in 1961 by Paul Truel near the French town of Marseillan.〔Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) ''(Marselan )'' Accessed: March 18th, 2013〕 The vine is grown mostly in the Languedoc wine region with some plantings in the Northern Coast of California. The grape usually produces a medium body red wine.〔 L. Alley ''"(New French Wine Grape Arrives in US Market )"'' The Wine Spectator pg 17 Sept. 30, 2007 〕 Along with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Marselan is one of the grapes planted in the Sino-French Demonstration Vineyard, a collaboration project between the Chinese and French government intended to generate interest in grape winemaking in China by demonstrating French grapes and winemaking techniques.〔 Calum MacLeod ''"(China stakes claim in wine's past, future )"'' ''USA Today'' October 6th, 2006〕〔〔Bernice Chan & Marc Checkley ''"(The Gallic wine tradition )"'' China Daily, October 29th, 2007 〕 ==History== Marselan was bred by French ampelographer Paul Truel in 1961 at the ''Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique'' (INRA) as part of a collaboration with the ''École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers'' (ENSAM) to produce high yielding varieties with large berries of moderate quality. As Marselan could only produce small berries, the vine variety was shelved and considered not likely to be commercially released.〔J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 601-602 Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2 〕 But viticulture trends in the late 20th century that begun to value lower yielding varieties with good disease resistance to hazards like powdery mildew encouraged the INRA to revisit Marselan. The vine was submitted for approval for commercial release and was entered in the official register of grape varieties in 1990.〔 In 2007, the name "Marselan" was approved by the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) for use on wine labels imported to the United States, meaning that varietal version of the wine that are labeled as such can be sold on the US market.〔 The name "Marselan" is taken from the French coastal town of Marseillan located between Béziers and Montpellier where the phylloxera-safe vine collection of Domaine de Vassal is located. Operated by the INRA, Domaine de Vassal provided Marselan's parent Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache vines which Truel used in his breeding.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marselan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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