Grk Bijeli or Grk is a white
grape variety
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used for
wine
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.
It is in particularly found in the village of
Lumbarda
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on the island of
Korčula
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in
Croatia
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, where it is used to make ''Grk'' wine. The
Croatian word ''grk'' means 'bitter', but the wine is dry, high in acidity, somewhat aromatic, with hints of pine.
The Grk vine only has female flowers. To ensure pollination it must be co-planted with another
grape variety
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with male flowers, ratio about 10-20 percent, usually
Plavac Mali
Plavac Mali (), a cross between Crljenak Kaštelanski ( ancestral Zinfandel) and Dobričić grapes, is the primary red wine grape grown along the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The name refers to the small blue grapes that the vines produce: in Cr ...
.
Synonyms
Grk Bijeli is also known under the synonyms Gark, Gherk Blanc, Ghrk, Grk, Grk Korčulanski, Grk Mali, Grk Veli, Korčulanski.
Grk is also a synonym for the Croatian grape variety
Prc Bijeli.
References
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Grape varieties of Croatia
Dalmatian grape varieties
White wine grape varieties
Wine grapes of Croatia