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: |
Monemvasia | ||
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Berry color: |
White | ||
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Use |
White | ||
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Synonyms, transliterations and transliterated synonyms |
Monovasia, Monemvasitiko, Artemisi, Klossaria, Monemvassia, Monemvassi, Monemvassiatiko | ||
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Locations: |
Evia, Aegean islands, Paros, Ios, Sikinos, Kyklades, Lakonia, Makedonia | ||
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Etymology |
"Monemvasia, from the town Monemvasia in Peloponisos is supposed to be the original Malvazia (named after the village Malvazia near Monemvasia). The synonym ""Klossaria"" (Rodos) derives from the shape of the plant (like a cap without a trunk). The tendrils cover the grapes, protecting them like ""the hen and her little chicks"".( Klossa = broody hen)" | ||
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