Grapevine Brestovitsa - White Dessert Grape, Early Ripening

Origin: The Brestovitsa variety was bred at the Institute of Viticulture and Enology – town of Pleven in 1961.  by crossing the Italia and Yantar varieties. It was approved in 1982.   Distribution: It is grown on small areas in almost all the country's wine-growing regions.   The bunch is medium-sized (16.4/10.1 cm), moderately compact to compact, conical, often winged with one wing. The average bunch weight is 320 g. The berry is very large (27.4/19.6 mm), elongated-cylindrical in shape, rounded towards the tip, fleshy and juicy, with a pleasant and harmonious flavour with a light muscat note. The skin is thick, elastic, yellow-green to amber-yellow, with a thick waxy bloom. The average berry weight is 7.6 g. Individual berries reach up to 15 g.   Agrobiological characteristics: Brestovitsa is an early-ripening white table variety. Its grapes ripen in the second half of August. The vines are vigorous with good fertility.   Technological characteristics: Brestovitsa is a typical table variety. The grapes accumulate sufficient sugars (16-18 %) with a moderate titratable acid content (6.1-6.7 g/dm3). It withstands long transport and temporary storage.