🍇 Malagousia
White wine grape from Greece; 7 synonyms in VIVC.
Malagousia is a white wine grape from Greece. In the VIVC catalogue it is listed under the prime name Malagouzia, and the name Malagousia is among its synonyms.
VIVC gives no parents for it.
According to VIVC, it covered 23 ha in Greece (1999). Samples of the variety are kept in 4 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 7 synonyms for it, among them Malagoyzia, Malagusiah and Malaouzia, 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
🍇 Malagousia → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Greek wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Macedonia (Greece), 📜 Attica
- Main grape in
- 📍 Drama, 📜 Epanomi, 📍 Macedonia (Greece), 📍 Halkidiki
Frequently asked questions
Where does Malagousia come from?
According to VIVC, from Greece.
What are the parents of Malagousia?
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Under what other names is Malagousia known?
VIVC lists 7 synonyms for it, among them Malagoyzia, Malagusiah and Malaouzia, 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.
- 📍 Drama — An eastern area of modern wineries.
- 📍 Halkidiki — A peninsula with Mount Athos and Sithonia.
- 📜 Epanomi — A coastal zone south of Thessaloniki where the white Malagousia grape was revived.
Similar
🍇 Limnio · 🍇 Assyrtiko · 🍇 Moschomavro · 🍇 Batiki · 🍇 Karabraimis · 🍇 Kozanitis
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Malagouzia
- VIVC: area statistics MALAGOUZIA
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata