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: |
Vertzami | ||
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Berry color: |
Red | ||
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Use: |
Red | ||
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Synonyms, transliterations and transliterated synonyms: |
Vertzami, Varsami, Bertzami, Lefkaditiko, Martzavi, Varzami Marzemina, Matzavi, Balsamina Nera, Vertzami, Balsamina Nera, Barsami, Barzami, Deykaditiko, Lefkada, Lefkada, Martzabi, Marzemina,Vertzami mavro, Lefcas. lefkas | ||
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Locations: |
Lefkada, Kerkyra, Ionian islands Aitoloakarnania, Preveza (Preveza, Epirus) west central Greece | ||
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Etymology: |
from "deep violet "? | ||
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Notes: |
"90% of the vineyards surface in Lefkada. Cultivar originated from Italy under the Venetian occupation." | ||
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