Grapes Italy

Grapes Italy
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Alberto Pirovano
  • Appointment: dining room
  • Berry color: matt, covered with thick prune
  • Taste: nutmeg
  • With bones: Yes
  • Ripening period: mid-late
  • Ripening period, days: 152-160
  • Name synonyms: Goldoni, Dona Sofia, Ideal, Italian Muscat, Italy Muscat, Pirovano 65.
  • Bunch weight, g: 600
  • Flower type: bisexual
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Grapes Italy - a variety with more than a century of history, registered in many warm countries, where grape crops give a lot of energy and space. The variety belongs to the Vitis vinifera species and is popular among professionals and amateurs.

Breeding history

The origin of table grapes is an intraspecific hybrid Vitis vinifera, bred in 1911 by Alberto Pirovano by crossing the two parent varieties Bikan and Hamburg Muscat. Alberto used Bikan as a mother, which is justified by the flowering of functional female flowers. Muscat of Hamburg, whose pollen was pollinated by Bikan, acted as the father's vine. It was from him that hybrid Italy received most of the excellent qualities. Name synonyms:

  • Ideal;

  • Goldoni;

  • Muscat Italy;

  • Italian Muscat;

  • Dona Sofia;

  • Pirovano 65 (Pirovano 65).

The crop is consumed fresh, used for canning (juices, preserves, jams) and pickling. The whimsical vine requires particularly careful maintenance.

Geography of distribution

The variety is grown in all countries with warm climates where table grapes are grown. In Russia, it is grown in areas with the necessary SAT (sum of active temperatures) 3250 degrees Celsius - the Black Sea coast, Crimea. And also in the North Caucasus, Moldova and other places.

Description

Vigorous bushes with a crown of a young shoot in tomentose pubescence, painted in a light color, covered with golden-green, large five-lobed leaves, strongly dissected into 5 parts. The variety has good affinity with most popular rootstocks.

Ripening period

The variety belongs to the mid-late varieties, it takes at least 152-160 days to achieve technical and physiological ripeness. Harvesting begins no earlier than the end of September.

Bunches

Cylindro-conical clusters that have reached technical ripeness have a loose structure. The average weight of a bunch is 600 grams, length 18-21 cm, width 12-15 cm. Herbaceous comb up to 4 centimeters long, rather fragile, break off easily. The bunch is not prone to peas.

Berries

Light green, oval or ovoid matte berry, covered with a thick layer of pruin, has from 2 to 4 large seeds, weighs up to 6 grams. Sugar content of ripe fruits - 148-191 g / dm³. However, the indicators are uneven - they depend on the climatic zone and the time of harvest. The titratable acidity is 6–10 g / dm³. The fleshy flesh is covered with a thick, dense skin, which contributes to long-term storage and high transportability. Fruit size is 26-30 mm in length and 18-20 mm in diameter. On a ten-point tasting scale, Italy is rated at 8.7 points. Another distinctive feature of Italy is that in areas with a subtropical climate, bunches can be left on the vine after the onset of technical ripeness. Berries are not prone to cracking even when it rains, while they increase the percentage of sugar content and the quality of varietal aroma.

Taste

The berry has a harmonious taste with an unusual but very pleasant aroma. Muscat notes with citron prevail.

Yield

In this regard, Italy is a grape with inconsistent performance: sometimes it is a record 225 g / c with good agricultural technology, and on personal plots 10-15 kg per bush.With insufficient care or unfavorable weather conditions, the indicators drop sharply.

The choice of planting material
Experienced gardeners recommend that beginners take cuttings and seedlings from those who made them from their vines and are professionally engaged in the production of such material.
You can evaluate the quality by cutting off a small amount of bark. When growing a bush from a cuttings and observing the rules of agricultural technology, survival rate is about 90%, the high quality of the plant is practically guaranteed. It is possible to control the development of grapes at all stages.
Subject to the rules of agricultural technology, survival rate is about 100%. The seedlings must be healthy. Pay attention to the absence of blisters, growths, or other signs of disease.

Growing features

The cultivation of Italy requires increased attention to care, feeding and protection from disease.

Landing

To do this, choose the warmest places with good protection from winds and drafts. The ideal location is the upper exposure of the southern slope or the warm sunny side of the building. Vigorous bushes require a significant nutrient area - 4.5-5 square meters.

Landing features
In order for the vine to give a signal harvest after 3 years, it is necessary to take into account many factors - from the type of soil on the site to the nearby plants.

Pollination

Italy blooms with bisexual flowers, does not need additional measures, is well pollinated in any weather.

Pruning

Experts recommend large-scale formation of bushes with a good supply of perennial wood. Up to 10-12 eyes are left on the vine. For the entire bush, the load should not exceed 45-50 eyes, the bushes are not prone to overload. All sterile shoots are completely removed, leaving a small amount in case the bush has a significant crop underload.

Pruning is one of the main grape care procedures. Depending on the purpose of pruning and the type of plant, the appropriate type of formation is selected.
Irrigation schemes
In order for the berries to be large and juicy, it is necessary to organize full watering and feeding. All standards must be adjusted for weather conditions and the rate of evaporation of the liquid.
With a frequent watering scheme, it is recommended to moisturize once every two weeks (that is, twice a month during flowering and the appearance of berries) so that the earth is saturated 50 cm deep so that the plant does not switch to superficial (dew) roots. This amount can be reduced by mulching the crop with straw.
With a rare irrigation scheme, choosing the age and maturation of the grapes, you can use the standards presented in the table in another article.

Top dressing

The plant is not resistant to fungal and parasitic diseases, so gardeners use a wide range of fungicides or copper sulfate solution. The number of sprays during the growing season is quite significant - up to 10 times.

Frost resistance and the need for shelter

Indicators in this area are small, the frost resistance of the plant is rather weak - the maximum negative temperatures are up to -18 degrees. The variety needs shelter for the winter, observing the usual rules. Open wintering is possible only in the subtropics.

Shelter for the winter is a very important step for the preservation of many grape varieties after wintering.

Diseases and pests

Italy is affected by root aphids, gray mold and mildew. Especially prone to powdery mildew.

Storage

The dense thick skin promotes long-term storage in cool conditions - at 4-7 degrees above zero.

Review overview

Most gardeners, on whose sites it is possible to cultivate grapes in Italy, are happy to note a pleasant aroma, dessert sweetness and harmonious taste with a pronounced nutmeg and citron aftertaste. Owners of vineyards in a subtropical climate note as an undoubted advantage of the variety its transportability over long distances without damage.

General characteristics
Authors
Alberto Pirovano
Appeared when crossing
(Bikan x Hamburg Muscat)
Name synonyms
Goldoni, Dona Sofia, Ideal, Italian Muscat, Italian Muscat, Pirovano 65.
Appointment
dining room
Transportability
Yes
Bunches
Bunch shape
cylindro-conical
Density of the bunch
loose
Bunch weight, g
600
Berries
Berry color
matt, covered with thick prune
With bones
Yes
Number of seeds, pcs.
2-4
Taste
nutmeg
Sugar, g / dm³
148-191
Acidity, g / dm³
6-10
Skin
thick
Pulp
fleshy
Berry shape
oval and ovoid
Berry weight, g
6
Berry size, mm
26-30 x 18-20
Tasting assessment, points
8,7
Growing
Flower type
bisexual
The power of growth
vigorous
Pruning vines, eyes
10-12
Maturation
Ripening period, days
152-160
The sum of active temperatures from the beginning of budding to technological maturity, ° C
3250
Ripening period
mid-late
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