Vlachiko
The red wine variety Vlachiko ( Greek Βλαχικο ) is native to the Greek region of Epirus and approved for commercial viticulture in the regional district of Ioannina . In rosé of country wine Ioannina Vlachiko in addition to the variety Bekari the leading variety.
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. It is hairy white and woolly. The young leaves are only slightly hairy and of a yellow-green color.
- The leaves are three-lobed and indented to a medium depth (see also the article leaf shape ). The stalk bay is open in a V-shape (rarely closed). The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth have a medium distance in comparison to the grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called the leaf blade) is shiny.
- The cylindrical to cone-shaped grape is large, shouldered and moderately dense. The round berries are medium-sized and black-purple in color. The juicy berries have a thin skin.
The Vlachiko grape variety ripens 35 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered late-ripening among the red grape varieties. It is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ).
Synonyms
The Vlachiko grape variety is also known under the names Blachiko, Blachos, Vlachico de Jannina, Vlachos and Vlahico.
See also
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 978-2-01-236331-1 .
- Konstantinos Lazarakis: The Wines of Greece . Mitchell Beazley, London 2005, ISBN 1-84000-897-0 .
Web links
- Vlachiko in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)