The name comes from the French words for "pine" and "black," a reference to the pine-cone shape of its clusters on the vine and the color of the grapes.
Vito leri risukela eka marito ya xi-French leswivulaka "pine" and "black," leswisukelaka eka xivumbeko xa xichocho xa madiriva lexi fanaka swinene na pine cone kasi ntima wona wusukela eka muhlovo wa madiriva.