ISHS Acta Horticulturae 388: International Symposium on Viticulture and Enology
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GRAPE RIPENING IN THE CVS. 'FRENCH COLOMBAR', 'CHENIN BLANC', 'AIREN' AND 'PEDRO XIMENEZ' CULTIVATED IN THE MONTILLA-MORILES WINE-GROWING AREA. |
| Authors: | O. Lescure, M. Cañete, F. Pérez-Camacho |
| Abstract:
'Pedro Ximénez' is the preferred cultivar in the zone Montilla-Moriles because of its excellent properties for producing a famous dry wine. However, the increasing demand of young table wine requieres the search for alternative cultivars more suited to producing table wine. We have realized a preliminar comparative study of grape ripening of foreigner ('French Colombard' and 'Chenin blanc') and Spanish varieties ('Airén' and 'Pedro Ximénez'). The parameters analysed were: grape weight, pH, acidity and sugar. The results show significative differences between varietes. Of particular interest are the higher acidity content in the foreigner varietes cultivated in the Montilla-Moriles. | |
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