The grape originated in North Africa, and the name is probably derived from its association with Ancient Egyptians who used the grape for wine making.

Ampelographers speculate that the grape may have originated around Provençal town of Manosque due the town's close association with several synonyms of the variety.

Despite the close association to Franconia, ampelographers believe that the grape likely originated somewhere in a swath of land stretching from Dalmatia though Austria and Hungary.

The exact origins of the grape are unknown with early wine texts speculating that the grape originated in Spain.

Ampelographers have long theorized that the grape originated in northern Italy.

Some ampelographers, such as Pierre Galet, speculate that the grape originated in the Aube department in what is now part of the Champagne wine region.

The grape originated in North Africa, and was spread to Rueda in about the 11th Century, possibly by Mozarabs.

The grape most likely originated in the Northern Rhone region where it is widely planted today.

The grape originated as a cross of Syrah pollen germinating a Peloursin plant.

The grape originated in France, in the regions of Bordeaux and the Loire Valley.