Krassato

Krassato ( Greek Κρασσάτο ) is an autochthonous red wine variety that is mainly grown in the north of Greece in Thessaly , where it is approved for growing quality wines in the regional districts of Larisa and Karditsa . Together with the grape varieties Stavrato and Mavro Naoussis , it is part of Rapsani , which has the status of an OPAP ( Onomasia proelefseos anoteras piotitos Ονομασία προελευσέως ανωτέρας ποιότητος) wine, the highest Greek quality level. In 1999 there was a planted vineyard area of ​​38.45 hectares .

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. It is hairy white and greenish in color. The yellowish young leaves are only hairy cobwebs.
• The leaves are five-lobed and indented to a medium depth. The stem bay is lyren-shaped open. The sheet is serrated to a point. The teeth are set medium-wide compared to other grape varieties.
• The cone-shaped grape is medium-sized and has dense berries. The round berries are medium-sized and blue-black in color.

Krassato tends to trickle down .

Synonyms

The grape variety Krassato is also known under the name Krasata.

See also : Viticulture in Greece  and List of Grape Varieties

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Krassato in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
• Konstantinos Lazarakis: The Wines of Greece . Mitchell Beazley, London 2005, ISBN 1-84000-897-0 .

Web links

• Krassato in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)