Verdil
Verdil is an autochthonous white wine from the Levante region in Spain . The endangered variety is approved in the Alicante , Valencia and Yecla wine regions . If harvested early, it produces fine-fruity wines with a sufficiently high acidity (→ acidity (wine) ). As a blending partner in the region's white wines , it gives alcohol-rich wines more structure. Single-variety wines are suitable as an accompaniment to fish dishes or as an aperitif and should be drunk within one year of bottling.
A small group of winemakers is trying to save the variety from disappearing in commercial cultivation. In the mid-1990s, the number of vines was only 10 hectares.
See also the article Viticulture in Spain and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms: Verdiel, Verdosillo
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The medium-sized leaves are usually five-lobed and strongly cupped (see also the article leaf shape ).
- The grape is medium-sized and has dense berries. The rounded berries are also medium-sized and golden-yellow in color.
It 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.
Web links
- Verdil 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 .