Zalema

Zalema is an indigenous white grape from the south of Spain. There it is mainly cultivated in the wine growing region of Condado de Huelva in Andalusia, where it still occupies more than 85 percent of the vineyards. However, it is increasingly being replaced by higher-value species such as Palomino. The bestockte surface is approximately 8,500 acres (as of 1998). The late-ripening variety gives steady returns. The juice of the variety tends to oxidize and therefore processed into sherry -like wines.

See also the article Viticulture in Spain and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms

The grape is also known under the name Zalema ignobilis, Rebazo, Salemo, Salerno ( in Tunisia), Zalemo and Zalemo rebazo known.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is hairy spinnwebig and dyed the tips light green. The yellowish- green young leaves are also hairy only spinnwebig.
• The small to medium-sized leaves are five-lobed and only moderately sinuate deep ( see also the article sheet form). The petiole closed. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are medium in size compared to the varieties. The leaf surface (also called leaf blade ) is smooth.
• The cone- shaped bunch is medium, shouldered and moderately dichtbeerig. The roundish berries are medium in size and of a yellow color that changes when fully ripe into amber. The berry bowl is crisp firmly.

The grape ripens about 30 days after Chasselas and is therefore applicable in international comparison as late maturing.

The income of the variety are consistently high and explain the meaning. Zalema is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic disadvantage is avoided, no return delivered to have male plants grow.