Criolla Chica

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Criolla Chica (also Criolla chica ) is a light red, very high-yielding grape variety . It is most widespread in Argentina , where it occupies around 1800 hectares of planted vineyards. It is believed that both Criolla Chica and the grape varieties Criolla grande , Mission and Cereza come from vines brought to Argentina by the Jesuit Father Cédron in 1557. They are said to have been planted for the first time in the area around Santiago del Estero .

Criolla Chica is used to produce more or less dark white or rosé wines for the mass market, which are often bottled in hose or large bottles. These wines are often used to blend with strong red wines .

The grape variety Criolla Chica is a lighter and smaller variety of Criolla grande. A study published in 2003 by the Institute Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis and Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina suggests that the grape varieties Torrontés Riojano Torrontés Sanjuanino and Moscatel Amarillo are natural Cross of the grape varieties Criolla Chica x Muscat d'Alexandrie are.

See also the article Viticulture in Argentina or the list of grape varieties .

Synonyms: Negra Corriente, Uva Pais

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Identity and Parentage of Torrontés Cultivars in Argentina , by Cecilia B. Agüero, José G. Rodríguez, Liliana E. Martínez, Gerald S. Dangl and Carole P. Meredith.

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