Notes
This variety was obtained by a genetic program by crossing different varieties such as: Tchaush, early Marsiglina, Cardinal, Italia and Russalka.
AMPELOGRAPHIC CHARACTERS
The bunch is really big, winged and loose. The berries are big, ovoidal and have the same size, weight of 6–8 gr.; thick but soft peel, amber-yellow coloured; firm, crisp and very tasty pulp. The seeds are very rudimentary, grassy, sometimes absent.
CULTIVATION CHARACTERS
Early seedless table grape, very vigorous and productive. The morphology of its bunch as well as the size of the berry are very interesting, this variety is suitable to refrigerator conservation as well as to transport conditions.
PRODUCTION AND RIPENESS
The ripeness of this vine is early (3rd decade of July) but it can come earlier under cover; its sugar content is of 16% at completed ripeness. The production is good and plentiful.
VINEA ltd is the sole society having the trading licence in Italy and in all the Mediterranean basin to produce and trade the Afrodite.
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