Malverina is a grape variety used for making white wine. It was created in the former Czechoslovakia by a group called Vine Research Centre Resistant.[1] Malverina is a result of an inter-specific breeding "Rakish" (Villard Blanc × Roter Veltliner) × "Merlan" (Merlot x Seibel 13666). Its high resistance against both powdery and downy mildew makes it suitable for producing wines in limited-spray vineyards. Grapes ripen in mid-October. Malverina is grown in Moravia. High quality wines aged in bottles are full-bodied with distinctive cinnamon aroma and with long persistence.
| Malverina | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
 Malverina grape | |
| Color of berry skin | Green to Reddish |
| Species | Officially Vitis vinifera but also has other species in its pedigree |
| Origin | Moravia, Czechoslovakia |
| Original pedigree | (Villard Blanc × Roter Veltliner) × (Merlot x Seibel 13666) |
| Notable regions | Moravia |
| Breeder | Milos Michlovsky, Frantisek Madl, Vilem Kraus and Lubomir Glos |
| Breeding institute | Vinselekt Perna, Mendel University in Brno Faculty of Horticulture |
| VIVC number | 17523 |
References
edit- ^ Vine variety Malverina, accessed on October 16, 2011