Entries by apvr

Zghihară de Huși

March 4, 2017 in /by

This old Romanian variety produces crisp, easy-drinking whites. MAIN SYNONYMS: Ghihară, Poama Zosănească, Sghigardă Galbenă, Zghihară, Zghihară Galbena, Zghihară Verde Batută ORIGINS AND PARENTAGE As suggested by its name, Zghihară de Huși probably comes from the region of Huși in Romania’s Eastern region of Moldova, where it was known long before phylloxera hit the country […]

Novac

March 4, 2017 in /by

This recent Romanian cross is difficult to handle, but it can produce fresh, lively wines. ORIGINS AND PARENTAGE Novac is a recent Negru Vîrtos x SAPERAVI cross obtained in 1987 by Mircea Mărculescu at the SCPVV research center in Drăgășani, southwest Romania, in which Negru Vîrtos (‘vigorous black’) is an old Romanian variety no longer […]

Galbenă de Odobești

March 4, 2017 in /by

A gradually declining Romanian variety, which produces everyday whites. MAIN SYNONYMS: Bucium de Poamă Galbenă, Galbenă de Căpătanu, Galbenă Grasă, Galbenă Uriaşă, Poamă Galbenă. VARIETIES COMMONLY MISTAKEN FOR GALBENĂ DE ODOBEȘTI: Narancsszolo (Hungary), ORANGETRAUBE (Germany) ORIGINS AND PARENTAGE An old variety, Galbenă de Odobești probably originated in Căpătanu, near Odobești, eastern Romania. At least three […]