Mavrud

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Mavrud dry red wine from region of Brestovitsa.
Mavrud wine on the shelves in a supermarket in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. This particular wine is from Perushtitsa.

Mavrud (Bulgarian: мавруд, from Greek, μαυρό (mavró), "black") is a red wine grape that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines, indigenous to the Balkan region. It is grown in some regions of Albania, in the Thrace region of Bulgaria, as well as some regions of Greece and Romania.[1]

The grape has been described as a characterful, low-

tannic, spicy wine with a potential for ageing.[2][3][4]

History

Regarded as one of the most highly esteemed local wines, Mavrud vineyards are mainly found around Asenovgrad and Perushtitsa, as well as more rarely near Pazardzhik, Stara Zagora and Chirpan.[citation needed]

There is speculation amongst grape growers that Mavrud may be an ancient clone of Mourvedre, imported into Bulgaria by the Romans.[citation needed]

Legend

A legend that the

Krum of Bulgaria, all vineyards were ordered destroyed. Later, a lion escaped from its cage and terrorized the city. However, a fearless young man named Mavrud (now the name of a wine grape) confronted and slew the lion. The king summoned Mavrud's mother to learn the source of such courage. She said she had secretly saved a vine, made wine, and that this was the source of Mavrud's bravery. Khan Krum ordered the vineyards replanted.[6][5]

In the original Bulgarian version the legend says it was a monster called the lamya (ламя) which was vanquished, according to one book on wine.[7]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 2-01-236331-8
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  2. ISBN 1-84000-332-4
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  3. ^ Robinson, Jancis, ed. (1999). "Mavrud". The Oxford Companion to Wine (2nd ed.). winepros.com.au. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14.
  4. ISBN 0-7566-1324-8
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  5. ^
    ISBN 9781841621555
  6. ISBN 9781841621555
  7. ISBN 9789548496285
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