Savatiano

Savatiano (Greek Savatiano Σαββατιανό ) is a white grape variety that is indigenous to Attica and Central Greece. The grape has a remarkable resistance to drought. In the early 1990s the area under vines was almost 15,300 hectares and increased now ( as of 2001) to more than 18,000 hectares. Small stocks are also known in South Africa.

In general, the wines from the vine Savatiano are quite low in acidity. In Retsina, whose main ingredient is the Savatiano, it is often Roditi or Assyrtiko added in order to compensate for the lack of acidity. In particularly suitable altitude areas with poor soil, the vine -balanced dry white wine produce.

See also the article viticulture in Greece and viticulture in South Africa and the list of grape varieties.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. It is dichtwollig hairy and reddish in color. The young leaves are also hairy woolly, green and the leaf margin is slightly pink to kuper colors.
• The medium size, rather thick leaves are five-lobed and sinuate medium low. The petiole is closed U-shaped. The leaf margin is serrated blunt. The teeth are set medium size and narrow.
• The cylindrical to conical grape is long ( 20-30 cm) and dichtbeerig. The roundish berries are medium in size and white -green to yellow-green color.

The moderately vigorous vine grew from driving late, ripens about 30 days after Chasselas and is thus regarded as late maturing. In fertile and irrigated land may yield its increase to nearly 250 hectoliters / hectare.

Synonyms

Savatiano is also among the synonyms of Aspro, Cephalone, Condoura, Domraine Aspri, Dombrena Apri, Dmvrena Aspri, Doubrena Lefki, Doumbraina Aspri, Doumpraina Lefki, Doumprena Apri, Doympraiina Leyki, Kontoura Lefki, Koudura Aspri, Kountoura Aspri, Ntomprena, Ntomprena Safeiko, Perachorites, Perachoritico, Perachoritiko, Perachoritis, Perahortico known ( on the island of Kefalonia), Sabates, Sabbathiano, Sabbatiano, Sakeico, Sakeiko, Savvathiano, Savatiano, Savatiano Perachoritiko, Stamatiano, Tsoumpraina Lefki, Tsoumprena and Tsoumprena Aspre.