Matrassa

Matrassa is a red wine variety . It is named after a place in its main area of ​​distribution in Azerbaijan . Other growing areas can be found around Rostov , in the Crimea and in Kazakhstan .

From Matrassa dark red table and are mostly dessert wines vinified . It is also used as an ingredient in Crimean red sparkling wine .

See also the article Viticulture in Ukraine, as well as the list of grape varieties .

Synonyms

The Matrassa grape variety is also known under the names Chirai, Chirai kara, Kara Chirei, Kara Chirai, Kara Schirai, Kara Scirai, Kara Scirei, Kara Shirai, Kara Shirei, Madrasa, Matrasa, Matrasse, Sevi shirai, Shirai, Shirai kara, Shirei, Shirei kara and Sirei known.

Web links

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

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
• Jancis Robinson (Ed.): The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .