Zalema
| Zalema | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | see section synonyms |
| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | green |
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| List of grape varieties | |
Zalema is an autochthonous white wine variety from southern Spain . There it is mainly cultivated in the Condado de Huelva wine region in Andalusia , where it still occupies more than 85 percent of the vineyards. However, it is increasingly being replaced by higher-quality varieties such as Palomino . The planted area is around 8,500 hectares (as of 1998). The late-ripening variety delivers consistently high yields. The must of the variety tends to oxidize and is therefore processed into sherry-like wines.
See also the article Viticulture in Spain and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms
The grape variety Zalema ('deep kipper'; derived from the Arabic greeting salām ) is also known under the names Ignobilis, Rebazo, Salemo, Salerno (in Tunisia), Zalemo and Zalemo rebazo.
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. It is hairy like a cobweb and the tips are colored light green. The yellowish-green young leaves are also only hairy cobwebs.
- The small to medium-sized leaves are five-lobed and only slightly indented (see also the article leaf shape ). The stalk bay closed. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are medium-sized compared to the grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called blade) is smooth.
- The cone-shaped grape is medium-sized, shouldered and moderately dense. The round berries are medium-sized and yellow in color, which changes to amber when fully ripe. The berry peel is crisp and firm.
The grape variety ripens about 30 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen late in international comparison.
The variety's yields are consistently high and explain the importance. Zalema 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.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Karl Lokotsch: Etymological dictionary of European [...] words of oriental origin. Carl Winter, Heidelberg 1927, p. 143
- ^ Database of the INRA institute.
Web links
- Zalema in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .