The white grape variety is a new cross between Chardonnay x Plavaï(Plavay), which was confirmed by DNA analyses carried out in 2018. The cross was made in 1949 in Ukraine by grower Y. S. Komarova. Plant variety protection was granted in 1969. The variety was a crossing partner in the new variety Kangun.
The medium-maturing vine is resistant to frost down to minus 20 °Celsius. It is used for the production of wine, sparkling wine and table grapes.
It is cultivated in Ukraine in the Kherson, Nikolaev and Odessa regions on 1,477 hectares (2010), as well as in Moldova (325 hectares) and Russia (80 hectares) (2016). In 2016, a total of 405 hectares of vineyards were recorded (Kym Anderson).
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