🍇 Limnio
Dark-skinned wine grape from Greece; 14 synonyms in VIVC.
Limnio is a dark-skinned wine grape from Greece.
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 803, admitted on 22 April 2011. 1 clone of it is registered.
According to VIVC, it covered 122 ha in Greece (1999). Samples of the variety are kept in 6 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 14 synonyms for it, among them Dourou Kara, Kalabaki and Kalambaki, 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
🍇 Limnio → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Greek wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Lemnos, 📍 Halkidiki
- Main grape in
- 📍 Macedonia (Greece), 📍 Halkidiki, 📍 Lemnos
Frequently asked questions
Where does Limnio come from?
According to VIVC, from Greece.
What are the parents of Limnio?
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Under what other names is Limnio known?
VIVC lists 14 synonyms for it, among them Dourou Kara, Kalabaki and Kalambaki, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Greek wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grape varieties, appellations.
- 📍 Macedonia (Greece) — Northern Greece from the western mountains to Thrace; the PGI regional wine Macedonia and the Xinomavro appellations Naoussa, Amyndeon and Goumenissa.
- 📍 Halkidiki — A peninsula with Mount Athos and Sithonia.
- 📍 Lemnos — A volcanic island, home of the Limnio grape.
Similar
🍇 Malagousia · 🍇 Moschomavro · 🍇 Batiki · 🍇 Karabraimis · 🍇 Kozanitis · 🍇 Mavroudi Arachovis
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Limnio
- VIVC: area statistics LIMNIO
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Limnio N., codice 803
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata