Xynisteri

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Xynisteri
Synonyms Aspro, Aspro Kyprou, Cipro bianco, Hebron blanc and Local White
Xynisteri
Art Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color green
origin Cyprus
List of grape varieties

Xynisteri ( Greek Ξυνιστέρι ) is a white wine variety that is known in viticulture in Greece . It is grown on the island of Cyprus . There it is part of the well-known Commandaria dessert wine with the Kypreiko variety, known in Cyprus as Mavro ( Greek μαύρος mavros 'black') . The main growing area is on the southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains . The share of the Xynisteri variety in the island's planted vineyards is almost 16 percent.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is light green and hairy only cobwebs. The shiny young leaves are hairless.
  • The rounded leaves (see also the leaf shape article ) are five-lobed (rarely seven or even nine-lobed) and have a medium-deep curve. The stalk bay is lyre-shaped, open or closed. The leaf margin is serrated to a point. Compared to other grape varieties, the teeth are set tightly. The leaf surface (also called blade) is blistered and rough.
  • The conical to conical grape is medium-sized, shouldered and loose berries. The slightly elliptical berries are medium-sized and golden yellow in color.

The Xynisteri grape variety ripens around 30 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen late for a grape variety.

Synonyms

The Xynisteri grape variety is also known under the names Aspro, Aspro Kyprou, Cipro bianco, Hebron blanc and Local White.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Monitoring of Agricultural policy market and trade developments in Cyprus ( Memento of May 10, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Report of the CEECAP