| Malverina | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
| Malverina grape | |
| Color of berry skin | Green to Redish |
| Species | Officially Vitis vinifera but also has other species in its pedigree |
| Origin | Moravia, Czechoslovakia |
| Original pedigree | (Villard Blanc x Roter Veltliner) x (Merlot x Seibel 13666) |
| Notable regions | Moravia |
| Breeder | Milos Michlovsky, Frantisek Madl, Vilem Kraus and Lubomir Glos |
| Breeding institute | Vinselekt Perna, Mendel University in Brno Faculty of Horticulture |
Malverina is a grape variety used for making white wine. It was created in former Czechoslovakia by a group called Vine Research Centre Resistant.[1] Malverina is a result of an inter-specific breeding "Rakish" (Villard Blanc x Roter Veltliner) x "Merlan" (Merlot x Seibel 13666). It exhibits high resistance against both powdery and downy mildew, thus it is suitable for producing wines in limited-spray vineyards. Grapes ripen in mid-October. It is grown in Moravia. High quality wines aged in bottles are full-bodied with distinctive cinnamon aroma and with long persistence. An organic wine Malverina 2007 late harvest (winery Vinselekt Michlovský) was awarded gold medal at AWC Vienna 2011.