Impero (grape variety)
Impero is a table grape variety . It is a breed between Muscat de Hambourg x Ciclopica. The crossing took place in Rome in 1925 by the breeder Alberto Piròvano .
See also the article Viticulture in Italy and the list of grape varieties .
Parentage: Muscat de Hambourg x Ciclopica .
Synonyms
The grape variety Ciclopica is also known under the names Empero, IP 264 and Pirovano 264.
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. It is hairy with white wool and of a crimson color. The young leaves are lightly woolly hairy and spotted copper-colored (anthocyanin spots).
- The leaves are five-lobed (more rarely seven- or nine-lobed) and clearly indented (see also the article leaf shape ). The stalk bay is closed lyren-shaped. The sheet is serrated to a point. The teeth are closely set compared to other grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called the leaf blade) is blistered and coarse near the leaf bay.
- The cylindrical grape is medium to large in size and has dense berries. The elongated berries are very large and whitish in color, which can change to bronze when fully ripe. The berry pod is thin. The berries are fragrant and have a nutmeg aroma.
The variety ripens about 30 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen late. Impero is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphroditic flowers and is therefore self-fruiting. In viticulture , the economic disadvantage of not having to grow male plants that produce yield is avoided.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Impero in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .