Information provided in great part by the Greek Vitis Database
Photographs are from the Greek Vitis Database site, some of these from
Haroula Spiranthopou's Wine Producing Varieties of the Greek Vineyard
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Name: |
Romeiko | ||
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Berry color: |
Red | ||
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Red | ||
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Synonyms, transliterations and transliterated synonyms |
Mavroromeiko, Lo?ssima, Mavro Kritis, Romeïco, Romeiko mavro, Romaico | ||
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Locations: |
Chania, Kriti, Kyklades, sporadically in West Kyklades (Aegean Islands) | ||
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Etymology |
"from turkish, Romeios, name given to the Greeks, arabic Roumi for Romans??" | ||
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