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Persan (grape)
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<p>Persan is a red <a href="/facts/French_wine/aTuD2DJY">French wine</a> <a href="/facts/Grape_variety/Uv1dzGHn">grape variety</a> that is grown primarily in the <a href="/facts/Savoie_(wine)/zfRrrtgF">Savoie</a> region. While the name hints at a <a href="/facts/Persian_(wine)/XzbqVSzc">Persian</a> origins for the grape, it is most likely native to the <a href="/facts/Rh%25C3%25B4ne-Alpes/sf9RMGXz">Rhône-Alpes</a> region with the name "Persan" being a corruption of the synonym "Princens" which is also the name of a small <a href="/facts/Hamlet_(place)/tmS0fHpM">hamlet</a> by <a href="/facts/Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne/0nIpK6qv">Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne</a> in Savoie which has been noted since the 17th century for the quality of its vineyards. </p>