🍇 Mavrodaphne
Dark-skinned wine grape from Greece; 13 synonyms in VIVC.
Mavrodaphne is a dark-skinned wine grape from Greece. In the VIVC catalogue it is listed under the prime name Mavrodaphni, and the name Mavrodaphne is among its synonyms.
VIVC gives no parents for it.
According to VIVC, it covered 537 ha in Greece (1999). Samples of the variety are kept in 13 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 13 synonyms for it, among them Ahmar Mechtras, Fraoula Kokkini and Mauro Daphni, 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
🍇 Mavrodaphne → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Greek wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Patras, 📜 Achaea, 📍 Kefalonia, 📍 Peloponnese, 📍 Ionian Islands
- Main grape in
- 📜 Mavrodaphne of Cephalonia, 📍 Peloponnese
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Mavrodaphne of Patras
- Related to
- 🍷 Fortified wine
Frequently asked questions
Where does Mavrodaphne come from?
According to VIVC, from Greece.
What are the parents of Mavrodaphne?
VIVC gives no parents for it.
Under what other names is Mavrodaphne known?
VIVC lists 13 synonyms for it, among them Ahmar Mechtras, Fraoula Kokkini and Mauro Daphni, 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.
- 📍 Peloponnese — The mountainous south of the Balkan Peninsula; PGI “Peloponnese” and the appellations Nemea, Mantinia, Patras and Monemvasia-Malvasia.
- 🍷 Mavrodaphne of Patras — A sweet red fortified wine from the Greek city of Patras.
- 📍 Kefalonia — An island of white Robola on limestone.
- 🍷 Fortified wine — Liqueur wines under EU law: 15–22 % actual alcohol, grape spirit added; port, sherry, Madeira, vins doux naturels and mistelles.
Similar
🍇 Black Corinth · 🍇 Robola · 🍇 Lagorthi · 🍇 Agiorgitiko · 🍇 Romeiko · 🍇 Moschofilero
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Mavrodaphni
- VIVC: area statistics MAVRODAPHNI
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata