Aleksandrouli ( ka, ალექსანდროული) is a
Georgia
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n red
grape variety
This list of grape varieties includes cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana). For a complete list of all grape species including those unimportant to agriculture, see Viti ...
.
History
The grape is reputed to be one of the oldest and greatest of the Georgian varieties, but is also reported by the ''Geilweilerhof'' database as a selected seedling of
Muscat of Alexandria
Muscat of Alexandria is a white wine grape that is a member of the Muscat family of ''Vitis vinifera''. It is considered an "ancient vine", and wine experts believe it is one of the oldest genetically unmodified vines still in existence.J. Robi ...
. This may reflect two varieties, the Alexandrouli wine grape and the table grape Alexandriuli Muscat.
Distribution and wines
Used in Georgia to produce a semi-sweet red wine known as
Khvanchkara
Georgia is the oldest wine producing region in the world. The fertile valleys and protective slopes of the South Caucasus were home to grapevine cultivation and neolithic wine production ( ka, ღვინო, ''ɣvino'') for at least 8000 years ...
or as a medium bodied, semi-dry, chewy blend (with
Mujuretuli
Mujuretuli is a red wine grape grown in Georgia. It is also known as Mudzhuretuli, Mudshuretuli and Keduretuli.
History
The grape is planted exclusively in its ancestral home Georgia. Since 1907, it has been blended with Aleksandrouli to make ...
) having good
acids
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and claimed to have aroma flavours reminiscent of
pomegranate
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The pomegranate was originally described throughout the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean re ...
s.
Vine and viticulture
The grape seems to prefer the wetter western half of Georgia.
Synonyms
Alexandrouli is also known under the synonyms Aleksandroouly, Aleksandrouli, Aleksandrouli Shavi, Alexandreouli, Alexandroouli, Alexandrouli, Kabistona, and Kabistoni.
See also
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Georgian wine
Georgia is the oldest wine producing region in the world. The fertile valleys and protective slopes of the South Caucasus were home to grapevine cultivation and neolithic wine production ( ka, ღვინო, ''ɣvino'') for at least 8000 years ...
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List of Georgian wine appellations
The following is a list of Georgian wine appellations. 20 appellations are registered with Sakpatenti, Georgia's national intellectual property center. 18 are described in a book published in 2010, and the 19th and 20th were announced in 2018 and ...
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Georgian wine
Red wine grape varieties