Zante currant

Korinthiaki ( German: Black Currant, English: Zante currant, Latin: Vitis vinifera Apyrena ) is a red grape that is cultivated worldwide. The name refers to the type of the place of Corinth or the Ionian island of Zakynthos, also called Zante in Italian.

She is one of the main table grapes after the grape variety Sultana. The grape variety is mainly used for the production of currants. Currants are commonly used in the kitchen and arrive in the courts of North African cuisine such as couscous used. In the English -speaking world is the currant part of mincemeat and Christmas pudding.

The berries are a freak of nature or according seedless but the existing cores are stunted. Since the use of fertilizers in the 1940s, the proportion of berries increased with core portion. This effect was further enhanced by the use of growth hormones such as gibberellic acid. If the plant is treated approximately 7 to 10 days after full bloom with hormones, the percentage of berries with atrophied nuclei can be minimized.

The Ampelograph Krimbas suspected that the variety korinthiaki is a mutation of the variety Liatiko.

Main producing countries are Greece ( 44,000 hectares ), Turkey ( 6,000 hectares ), Australia ( 1,200 ha) and the United States (about 1000 ha). In addition, small areas in Italy, South Africa and Portugal are known.

See also the article viticulture in Greece, viticulture in Turkey, viticulture in Australia, viticulture in the United States, viticulture in South Africa, viticulture and winemaking in Italy, in Portugal and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms

The grape is also known under the name korinthiaki Aiga Passera, Alga passera, Aproszemü fekete ( apro: small; szem: Berry), Black Ascalon, Black Corinth, Corinto Black, Black Currant, Black Current, Corino nero, Corinth, Corinthe noir, Corinthe noire, Corinthiaki Staphis, Corinthusi aproszemer, Corinto negro, Corinto nero, Corinto preto, Crni Korint, Currant, Currant Grape, epicier, Kék Meguadan, Korinka Chernaya, Korinka Grecheska, korinthiaki Stafida, Korinthusi kék, Korinthusi magnelkueli, Kourenti, Lianoroghi, Lianroghi, Navy noir, noire Marine, Mavri Corinthiaki, Mavri korinthiaki, Mavri Stafida, Niuriduzzi, Panarit, Passa minor, Passa Staphis, Passaretta, nera, Passarilla, Passarina di Liparia, Passarina nera, Passera, Passeretta nera, Passeretta senza vinaccioli, Passerilla, Passerina, Passolina, Passolina minuttida, Patras currant, Patras current, Patras current zante, Piros korinthusi, Raisin de Corance, Raisin de Corinth, Black currant, Siyah Korent, Stafida mavro, Stafidampelos, Staphida mavri, Staphina, Staphis, Stephidampelos, Tamarina, Uva passa nera di Corinto, uva nera di Corinto passera, uva passa, Uva passa minima, uva nera Passolina niuriduzzi, Zante and Zante currant known.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is hairy white wool and the tips are colored slightly roséfarben. The yellowish young leaves are hairy spinnwebig.
• The medium-sized, thick and dark green leaves are indented five lobed and very deep. The petiole is V - shaped open. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are set moderately dilated in comparison to other varieties.
• The drum-shaped bunch is medium to large in size, very slim, shouldered and dichtbeerig. The roundish berries are very small (the seedless berries have a diameter of 5 to 8 mm, the berries with atrophied nuclei up to 10 mm in size are ) and almost black color. The berries are very juicy and have a thin shell; therefore, they are ideal for drying.

The grape ripens about 20 after Chasselas and is therefore applicable in international comparison still early maturing. On the Peloponnese peninsula, the harvest begins in August. The powerfully built strain grew drives out early.