Roditis

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Roditis is the second most widely grown white wine variety in Greece . It is often blended with the Savatiano variety to make retsina . It is also called Rhoditis, Roidites, Rogdites or Alepou and is grown especially in the Peloponnese .

The world-famous Retsina Malamatina comes from the northeastern Greek growing area of ​​this grape variety .

The grapes of this variety ripen late, despite the warm climate that this variety, which is sensitive to fungal diseases, needs. But they still retain enough acid , which is rare in warm climates. It has a pronounced fruity note, especially of citrus fruits and almonds.

See also: Viticulture in Greece and the list of grape varieties .

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is hairy cobwebs with a very light reddish tinge. The young leaves are hairy on the upper side of the leaf and have a slightly bronze-colored shine.
  • The large leaves (see also the article leaf shape ) are usually three-lobed (less often five-lobed) and medium-thick. The stem bay is U-shaped, open to closed. The leaf margin is bluntly serrated. The teeth are set medium-wide in comparison to the grape varieties.
  • The conical to cylindrical grape is medium to large in size and moderately dense. The berries are medium in size and the color tends to be a faint rosé. The berries are not too thick-skinned and juicy; the juice is colorless. The light aroma of the berry is very characteristic.

The grape variety sprouts relatively late.

Roditis is susceptible to powdery mildew and downy mildew . The yields of the fertile variety are satisfactorily high despite its susceptibility and reach 120 hectoliters / hectare even on moderately fertile soils. Roditis tends to trickle down on fertile soils .

Roditis ripens around 35 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen late.

Synonyms

Roditis is also under the names Alepou, Kanellato, Kokinara, Kokkinara, Kokkinostaphulo, Kokkinostaphylo, Lisitsines, Litsitsines, Rhodites, Rhoditi, Rhoditis, Rodea Stafyli, Rodites, Roditi, Roditis kokkinos, Roditis rosé, Rogdites, Rogditis, Roidites, Roiditis , Roigditis, Sourbiotes and Sourbiotis.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://winegeeks.com/grapes/198

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