Grapevine Storgozia - Red Wine Grape, Late Ripening, Disease-Resistant

Storgozia is a Bulgarian red wine grape variety, resistant to downy mildew, powdery mildew and grey mould. It was selected at the Institute of Viticulture and Enology - town of Pleven by crossing the varieties Bouquet and Villard Blanc. It was approved as a new variety in 1976 . It is grown mainly in the Northern wine-growing region.   A late-ripening variety: ripens in the first half of October. The vines are vigorous, with high fertility and yield. It is not prone to poor fruit set and shot berries (millerandage). Resistant to downy mildew, powdery mildew and grey mould, and to low winter temperatures. It has high recovery ability, which is why it can be grown with various trunk training systems.   The bunch is medium-sized (150 – 160 g), cylindrical-conical, compact or moderately compact. The berries are small (1.6 – 1.8 g), spherical. The skin is thin, tough, dark blue, with an abundant waxy bloom. The texture is juicy, with a harmonious flavour. The juice is colourless.   The grapes accumulate from 22 to 24 % sugars (and in favourable and warm years up to 25 – 26 %) and 7.6 g/l acids. It is used to make red table wines with an intense red colour, fresh, full-bodied, rich in extract, with a pleasant fruity aroma. In years when the grapes accumulate more sugars, high-quality dessert wines can also be produced.