Synonym (also Ximen, Ximenecia, Ximenez) for the Pedro Ximénez grape variety; see there.
This white grape variety originates from Spain. Synonyms include Pedro Gimenez Rio Colorado (Argentina); Pedro (Australia); Pedro Jimenez (Chile); Perrum (Portugal); Don Bueno, Pedro Ximenes, Pero Ximén, PX, Ximen, Ximenecia, Ximénez, Ximenecia and Zalema Colchicina (Spain); Uva Pedro Ximénez, Verdello (Canary Islands/Spain).

According to a text dating from 1636, the German Peter Siemens, whilst serving as a soldier under Emperor Charles V (1500–1558), planted a vine originating from the banks of the Rhine in Málaga; this is said to have been the Elbling or ‘ Riesling ’ variety. The spelling ‘Ximénez’ is said to be a corruption of the German name ‘Siemens’. This was subsequently also claimed by renowned authors such as Balthasar...
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