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 lefko | ||
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Berry color: |
White | ||
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Use |
White | ||
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Synonyms, transliterations and transliterated synonyms |
Asprovartzamo, Asprovertzamo, Verzami Lefko, Lefkaditiko, Martzavi, Nouda Vertzami, Versami | ||
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Locations: |
Lefkada (ionian islands), Akarnania | ||
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Etymology |
"deep violet and white???" | ||
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Notes |
90% of the vineyards surface in Lefkada. Cultivar originated from Italy under the Venetian occupation. | ||
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