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'''Tamjanika''', '''Temjanika''' or '''Tamyanka''' ({{lang-bg|тамянка}}) is a type of [[grape]], a variety of [[Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains]], grown in [[Serbia]], [[North Macedonia]] and [[Bulgaria]]. It is named after ''tamjan'' ([[frankincense]]), due to intense scent from ripe grapes, which can be sensed several metres away. Berries are small, very dark purple, almost perfect balls. It ripens in mid September. |
'''Tamjanika''', '''Temjanika''' or '''Tamyanka''' ({{lang-bg|тамянка}}, {{lang-mk|темјаника}}) is a type of [[grape]], a variety of [[Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains]], grown in [[Serbia]], [[North Macedonia]] and [[Bulgaria]]. It is named after ''tamjan'' ([[frankincense]]), due to intense scent from ripe grapes, which can be sensed several metres away. Berries are small, very dark purple, almost perfect balls. It ripens in mid September. |
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Tamjanika is used to produce [[white wine]]s of intense fruit aroma and taste. It has characteristic Muscat [[Wine tasting|notes]] of cinnamon, elder plant, basil, pineapple and strawberry. Red Tamjanika is a rarity, but of exceptional quality. |
Tamjanika is used to produce [[white wine]]s of intense fruit aroma and taste. It has characteristic Muscat [[Wine tasting|notes]] of cinnamon, elder plant, basil, pineapple and strawberry. Red Tamjanika is a rarity, but of exceptional quality. |
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Revision as of 17:48, 12 December 2020
Tamjanika, Temjanika or Tamyanka (Bulgarian: тамянка, Macedonian: темјаника) is a type of grape, a variety of Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, grown in Serbia, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. It is named after tamjan (frankincense), due to intense scent from ripe grapes, which can be sensed several metres away. Berries are small, very dark purple, almost perfect balls. It ripens in mid September.
Tamjanika is used to produce white wines of intense fruit aroma and taste. It has characteristic Muscat notes of cinnamon, elder plant, basil, pineapple and strawberry. Red Tamjanika is a rarity, but of exceptional quality.
References
- "Tamjanika-vino hedonista" (in Serbian). Nacionalni Građanski. 2008-11-09. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22.
- "Istorija i geografija srpskog vinogradarstva i vinarstva.pdf" (PDF) (in Serbian). Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management. pp. 24–26.
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