Polymath 760

[Spriggins]

Grape, also called Durif, producing tannic red wines: ?e???e. ?i?a? Latin word formerly used on objects next to the designers name: ??v?n?t. Dull yellowish-grey colour: i?a?e?

[shoota]

Grape - petite syrah

[BigMac]

Petite sirah
Invenit
Isabel

[slaney]

Petite sirah

[shoota]

- or sirah

[Spriggins]

Thank you all. How about the colour?

[dannyk13]

Isabel

[bookbinder]

i can't find anything that fits your 'colour' letters. Are you sure they are correct?

[dannyk13]

I think it should be isabella but that does not fir he letter pattern so I suggested isabel

[slaney]

Big Mac has already given it -Isabel
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/isabel

[Spriggins]

Thank you dannyk13, and Big Mac.

[Baldric]

An interesting history

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/edu/2003/07/22/stories/2003072200190201.htm

[shoota]

When Is a bel not a belle.....

[bookbinder]

...when she's a dull yellowish-grey colour, shoota.