Peloursin
![A vineyard of Durif/Petite Sirah in California. Recent DNA testing has shown that some California vineyards of Durif are actually field blends with Peloursin vines interspersed.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Petite_Sirah_plantings_at_Concannon3943.jpg")
![Peloursin crossed with Syrah (pictured) to produce Durif/Petite Sirah.](/Images/godic/202502/08/Syrah_grapes_at_Hahn_vineyard3943.jpg")
Peloursin is red French wine grape variety best known for crossing with Syrah to make the red wine grape Durif (known in the United States as Petite Sirah). The variety is believed to have originated in Isère from the northern Rhône-Alpes region. Today Peloursin can be found in some quantities in California and in the Australia wine region of Victoria.