Dimiat

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Dimyat
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skinBlanc
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledSee list of synonyms
OriginBulgaria
Notable regionsBlack Sea coast
VIVC number5716

Dimyat (

Crusaders in the Middle Ages.[2]

History

The exact origins of the Dimyat grape are unknown, with some ampelographers believing the vine to be native to the Bulgaria area. Recent

Gouais Blanc (Weißer Heunisch) with another, unidentified grape variety.[3] Gouais is a parent of several older European grape varieties. One alternative hypothesis, which is highly improbable given the Gouais parentage, is the legendary tale that the grape was native to the Nile Delta valley (where today there is an Egyptian city with a similar name, Damietta) and was brought back to Thrace by Christian Crusaders.[2]

It is likely that the grape

crossed with Riesling to produce the pink-skinned Misket Varnenski grape variety.[4]

Wine regions

The Dimyat grape is almost exclusively grown in Bulgaria with vineyards mostly in the south and eastern parts of the country.

Preslav and Shumen regions around the Black Sea.[5] Other Bulgarian wine regions growing some Dimyat include Haskovo and Varna.[6] After Rkatsiteli, it is the second most widely planted white grape variety with over 23,720 acres (9,600 hectares) planted in 2005.[4]

Dimiat is most commonly found in south and eastern Bulgaria, areas that used to be part of the historical region of Thrace.

Outside of Bulgaria, there is small plantings of the variety in the neighbouring

Thraki (part of what was the historical region of Thrace). Here Dimyat is known under its synonym of Zoumiatiko.[7]

Viticulture and winemaking

The Dimiat vine is characterized by the large size of the individual grape berries with the potential for high

distilled to produce Bulgarian brandy (rakia).[5]

Wines

Dimiat wines are usually

aging.[4]

Synonyms

The various synonyms of Dimiat include-Ahorntraube, Beglerdia, Beglezsia, Bekaszaju, Bekaszölö, Belezsi, Belina, Belina krupna, Belogollandskii, Belogollanskii, Bemena, Bois Jaune, Damiat, Damjat, Damjat bial, Debela lipovina, Dertonia, Dertonija, Dertonilia, Dimiate, Dimjat, Drobna Lipovscina, Dymiat, Fehér Szemendriai, Galan, Koplik, Krupna belina, Laschka, Laska belina, Mana Kuki, Misket de Silven, Misket Slivenski, Nagyvögü, Pamid, Pamit, Parmac, Plovdina, Plovdina esküska, Plovdina eskulska, Saricibuk, Plovdiska, Podbelec, Podbeuz, Radoviska plovdina, Roscara, Rosiora, Saratchobok, Saridzibuk, Semendra, Semendria, Semendru, Senederevka, Smederevka, Smederevka bianca, Smederevka bijela, Smederevka white, Szemendriai féher, Szemendriai Zöld, Szemendrianer, Tök szöllö, Töksölö, Tökszölö, Töröklugas, Wippacher, Wippacher ahornblättrig, Yapalaki, Zarja, Zmedervka, Zoumiatico, Zoumiatis, Zumjat, Zumjatiko and Zumyat.[3]

References

  1. ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-15-100714-4
  3. ^ a b Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) Dimiat Archived 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed: December 16th, 2009
  4. ^
    ISBN 0-19-860990-6
  5. ^ a b Vines Encyclopedia "Dimiat Archived 2010-10-29 at the Wayback Machine" Accessed: December 16th, 2009
  6. ^
    ISBN 978-1-85732-999-5
  7. ^ Greek Winemakers Thraki wine region profile Archived 2009-12-28 at the Wayback Machine" Accessed: December 16th, 2009
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