🍇 Attika

Attika is a Greek table grape with dark, seedless berries. According to VIVC, it was bred by Vassilios Michos in the ampelography department of the Athens Vine Institute; the cross was made in 1979. The breeder gave the parents as Ribier and Black Monukka, and DNA marker analysis confirmed the pair Alphonse Lavallée × Black Monukka; among other uses, VIVC treats the name Ribier as a synonym of Alphonse Lavallée.

On the table grape variety list of Germany's Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), the variety appears as Attika Seedless — blue and seedless, with the synonym Attiki and the trade name Attica Seedless. VIVC gives the same synonyms, and according to it, samples of the variety are kept in 2 collections.

In July 2025 the Greek farming publication Agrotypos described Attika as a black, seedless, early and productive variety with large bunches, an elongated berry and crisp flesh, which stores and travels well. According to Michos himself, it ripens about a week earlier than Cardinal. It is grown in places such as Corinthia and the Heraklion area of Crete; that year small lots from Crete were sold to the Balkans and Germany, though most went to the domestic market.

Why it matters to you. If a crate of Greek grapes says Attiki or Attica Seedless, it is the same dark seedless variety. It ripens about a week earlier than Cardinal, and its large bunches travel well, so Attika is among the first Greek black table grapes of the season.