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Hron (grape)
Hron is a red Slovak wine grape variety that is a crossing (vine), crossing of the Southwest France wine grapes Abouriou and Castets (grape), Castets. The variety was created in 1976 at the VSSVVM Research and Breeding Station for Enology and Viticulture in Modra. The grape was named after the Hron river, a tributary of the Danube that is the second longest river in Slovakia. Along with Nitranka, Rimava (grape), Rimava and Váh (grape), Váh, which were created using the same parent varieties, Hron was officially authorized for commercial wine production in 2011.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 465, Allen Lane 2012 Viticulture Hron is a late budding (vine), budding grapevine that ripens (wine), ripens in the mid-late portions of the harvest season. The variety needs to be planted in deep, warm vineyard soils as it is very susceptible to winter frosts and cooler soils can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak Wine
Slovak wine is produced in the southern part of Slovakia, which is divided into 6 wine-producing areas. Although Slovak wines except Tokaj (Slovakia), Tokaj are not well-known internationally, they are popular domestically and in neighbouring countries. The best wines are produced by medium-sized wineries with their own vineyards, with white wine production being most dominant, including the full range of historic sweet wines - ice wine, straw wine, and Noble rot, botrytized wine (e.g., Tokaj (Slovakia), Slovak Tokaj). History During the period when the Jagiellonian dynasty ruled the area as part of the Kingdom of Hungary and shortly thereafter, Hungary and Slovakia had similar levels of wine quality and were integrated in terms of production. In the early 19th century, the historical region of current day Slovakia, was a major supplier of fine wines to European courts (as many as 57,000ha of vineyards), while Phylloxera epidemic, Phyolloxera decimated the wine industry, wine prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
