🍇 Magarach Ruby
Dark-skinned wine grape from Ukraine; parents Cabernet Sauvignon × Saperavi; 10 synonyms in VIVC.
Magarach Ruby is a dark-skinned wine grape from Ukraine. In the VIVC catalogue it is listed under the prime name Rubinovyi Magaracha, and the name Magarach Ruby is among its synonyms.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Cabernet Sauvignon and Saperavi. VIVC names N. V. Paponov, V. Zotov, P. Tsarev and P. Golodriga as the breeders; the cross was made in 1928.
Samples of the variety are kept in 8 collections.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 10 synonyms for it, among them Roubinovy Magaratcha, Roubinoy de Magaratch and Ruby Magaracha, 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
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- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Ukrainian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Crimea
- Parents
- 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, 🍇 Saperavi
Frequently asked questions
Where does Magarach Ruby come from?
According to VIVC, from Ukraine. VIVC names N. V. Paponov, V. Zotov, P. Tsarev and P. Golodriga as the breeders; the cross was made in 1928.
What are the parents of Magarach Ruby?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Cabernet Sauvignon and Saperavi.
Under what other names is Magarach Ruby known?
VIVC lists 10 synonyms for it, among them Roubinovy Magaratcha, Roubinoy de Magaratch and Ruby Magaracha, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Ukrainian wine — Wine of Ukraine: 12.9 thousand ha of wine grapes at enterprises in 2024, mostly in Odesa, Mykolaiv and Zakarpattia oblasts.
- 📍 Crimea — Peninsula in the south of Ukraine with winemaking since the VI century BC; in early 2004 the AR of Crimea had 35.9 thousand ha of vineyards.
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Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Rubinovyi Magaracha
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata