Kéknyelű

Kéknyelű is a white Hungarian wine grape planted primarily in the Badacsony wine region near Lake Balaton. The grape produces full bodied, smokey wines.[1]

Zéta
Grape (Vitis)
Keknyelű grape cluster
SpeciesVitis vinifera
VIVC number16421

It was assumed to be identical with the Italian grape variety Picolit.[2] Nonetheless, in 2006 isoenzymes and microsatellite analyses have confirmed that these two cultivars are different.[3]

References

  1. J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 112 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
  2. Picolit Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-12-03
  3. Jahnke, G.; Korbuly, J.; Májer, J.; Molnár, J. Györffyné (2007). "Discrimination of the grapevine cultivars 'Picolit' and 'Kéknyelű' with molecular markers". Scientia Horticulturae. 114: 71–73. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2007.05.011.
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