Tsolikouri

Tsolikouri is a Georgian technical grape variety of late ripening period. Belongs to the ecological-geographical group of grape varieties of the Black Sea basin. The period from the beginning of budding to full ripeness of berries in the vicinity of Telavi is an average of 179 days with the sum of active temperatures of 3510 ° C. Shoot ripening is good. Bushes are vigorous. The leaves are large, rounded, three-lobed, mesh-wrinkled, from the bottom there is felt pubescence with underlying dense short setae. Petioles notch open, lyre-shaped with a sharp bottom. The flower is bisexual. The clusters are medium, broadly conical, sometimes branched, of medium density. The berries are medium, round, greenish-yellow with a pronounced wax coating and a brown tan on the sunny side. The skin is thick. The pulp is juicy. Productivity 80-100 kg / ha. The Tsolikouri variety is slightly damaged by mildew and other fungal diseases. Grapes are used to make high quality white table wines and sparkling sweet wines. ^[one]