🍇 Vidiano
Vidiano is a white Vitis vinifera wine grape from Crete; VIVC gives Greece as its origin and Albanello x an unknown variety as its parentage.
Vidiano (Greek Βιδιανό) is a white wine grape variety of Vitis vinifera from the island of Crete. According to the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC, number 13063), its country of origin is Greece, the berry skin colour is white and the flowers are hermaphrodite. Its parentage, confirmed by markers, is Albanello x an unknown variety.
VIVC lists five synonyms: Abidiano, Abudiano, Abydiano, Avidiano and Avydiano. Samples of the variety are held in 4 collections (in France, Greece and the USA). The passport does not name a breeder or a year of crossing.
In 2023 researchers (Avramidou et al., Life 13(1):220) compared 51 autochthonous Cretan genotypes of seven varieties using 55 ampelographic descriptors and 13 microsatellite (SSR) loci. Three of them were Vidiano genotypes. The authors report a high degree of similarity between Vidiano and Vilana and attribute it to a common origin rather than to pollen-mediated gene flow. According to them, up to 20 years before the publication Vidiano was grown only in the Rethymno region and Vilana only in the Heraklion region.
Facts
| Country | Greece (VIVC); grown on Crete |
|---|---|
| Region | Rethymno region (up to 20 years before 2023, according to Avramidou et al.) |
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Vidiano → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Greek wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Crete, 📜 Rethymno
- Main grape in
- 📍 Heraklion (Peza, Archanes), 📍 Crete
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 White wine
- Parents
- 🍇 Albanello
Frequently asked questions
Where does Vidiano come from?
VIVC gives Greece as its country of origin. A 2023 study of Cretan varieties states that up to 20 years earlier Vidiano was grown only in the Rethymno region.
What are the parents of Vidiano?
According to VIVC, confirmed by markers: Albanello x an unknown variety.
Is Vidiano related to Vilana?
The 2023 study found a high degree of similarity between the two varieties and attributed it to a common origin.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Greek wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grape varieties, appellations.
- 📍 Heraklion (Peza, Archanes) — The centre of the island, Crete's main wine zone.
Similar
🍇 Vilana · 🍇 Kozanitis · 🍇 Thrapsathiri · 🍇 Kotsifali · 🍇 Agianniotiko · 🍇 Liatiko
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Vidiano, VIVC 13063
- E. V. Avramidou et al. Analysis of Wine-Producing Vitis vinifera L. Biotypes, Autochthonous to Crete (Greece), Employing Ampelographic and Microsatellite Markers. Life 13(1):220, 2023