KRIMBAS - A NEW WINE HIGHER QUALITY MUSCAT BLACK BERRY GRAPE VARIETY
The variety Krimbas is a hybrid, was gotten by Panteley Zamanidi in Greece and Troshin Leonid in 2001 year by crossing of the varieties Aigeorgitiko and Muscat aleksandriisky. It is got into the group of black sea grape varieties <i>(convar. pontica subconvar. balcanica Negr.).</i> The production period is 146-155 days. The growth of shoots is higher. The average mass of cluster is 300 g. It has higher resistance to frost, drought and fungal diseases compare with Muscat <i>Vitis vinifera L.</i> varieties. The leave is middle, black-green, five lobes, deep dissected, the bubbles on the upper side of leaves surface is low. The upper and bottom cuttings are closed with gleams. The form of cut of leave with low elliptic gleam, the length of petiole is middle. The flower is hemofradit. The ovary is low conical. The pollen is fertile. The cluster is middle or round, conical, middle density. The berry is middle side, oval, black-blue color. The skin is thick. The pulp is juicy, with Muscat after taste, the juicy is not colored. The sugariness of juice is very higher: the berries after overripe faded, then overraisines till 30% from the berry. The quantity of seeds in berry one, rare two. The seed of middle length, brown color, piriform, with shot beak. There are sometimes berries with not advanced seeds. The variety used for preparing dry pink and red wines of perfect grade, so and dries higher quality desert and liker wines; it is used for preparing juice, compotes and jam. The risen got of good quality with soft Muscat after taste.