🍇 Chinuri
White wine and table grape from Georgia; one parent is Mskhviltvala Tetri; 25 synonyms in VIVC.
Chinuri is a white wine and table grape from Georgia.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Mskhviltvala Tetri; the other is unknown.
According to VIVC, it covered 859 ha in Georgia (2004). Samples of the variety are kept in 24 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 25 synonyms for it, among them Atenuri, Caspury and Chinabuli, so the same grape can turn up under other names. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Chinuri → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Georgian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Kartli, 📍 Shida Kartli, 📜 Atenuri, 📜 Okami, 📍 Kvemo Kartli, 📜 Bolnisi
- Related to
- 🍷 Sparkling wine
- Parents
- 🍇 Mskhviltvala Tetri
Frequently asked questions
Where does Chinuri come from?
According to VIVC, from Georgia.
What are the parents of Chinuri?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Mskhviltvala Tetri; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Chinuri known?
VIVC lists 25 synonyms for it, among them Atenuri, Caspury and Chinabuli, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Georgian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 📍 Kartli — A historic region of Georgia along the Mtkvari: Shida Kartli and Kvemo Kartli; vineyards lie at 450–700 m above sea level.
- 📜 Bolnisi — An appellation around Bolnisi for white, amber, rosé and red wines.
- 🍷 Sparkling wine — Four EU categories with at least 3 bar of carbon dioxide; traditional, tank and ancestral methods; Champagne, Cava, Prosecco.
- 📍 Kvemo Kartli — Lower Kartli, south of Tbilisi.
Similar
🍇 Goruli Mtsvane · 🍇 Shavkapito · 🍇 Tavkveri · 🍇 Marneulis Adreula · 🍇 Ghrubela Kartlis · 🍇 Melikuda Kartlis
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Chinuri
- VIVC: area statistics CHINURI
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata