Mamali Rkatsiteli

Synonym (also Mamali Rkaciteli) for the grape variety ; see there.

The white grape variety originates from Georgia; the name means "red stem". There are about 70 synonyms indicating great age and wide distribution. Some of them grouped alphabetically by country are Baiyu (China); Rkatziteli Gelb, Rothölzer (Germany); Rkachiteli Bianco, Rkatziteli Giallo (Italy); Asangluri, Boudachouri, Budashuri, Budashuri Korolyok, Budasuri, Corolioc, Dedali, Dedali Rkatsiteli, Grousinskii, Grouzinsky, Gruzinski, Gruzinsky, Kakhoura, Kakoura, Kakura, Khangluri, Khanlug, Korolek, Koroliok, Koroliok Rkaciteli, Korolyok, Kukoura, Kukura, Kurkura, Mamali Rkatsiteli, Rkaciteli (second main name), Rkaciteli Bijeli, Rkatiteli, Rkatsiteli Dedali, Rkatisteli Gialo, Rkatsiteli Mamali, Rkatziteli, Rkaziteli, Topolioc, Topoliok, Topolyok, Zweiabazer (Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Croatia, Moldova, Romania, Russia and Ukraine).

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Parentage

As with many other Georgian varieties, it is claimed that the vine was cultivated as early as the 5th century AD. According to another unverifiable hypothesis, the 5,000-year-old kvevri (clay jars) found near the Georgian town of Wani in the region of Imeretia are said to have contained kernels of this vine. And according to a...

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