The document discusses Papaskarası, an indigenous grape variety grown in Turkey. It is well-suited to the climate and soils of the Strandja Massif region, where it produces deeply colored wines when grown in cooler areas. The grape has high juice yields but is sensitive to heat, requiring moderate temperatures after ripening begins to fully develop anthocyanins. Chamlija produces a blend of 85% Papaskarası, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Sauvignon Blanc with 12.5% alcohol.
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STRANDJA
The Strandja Massif is located in the NW part of Turkey. The massif
is bounded by the Thrace basin to the south, the Istanbul Zone to
the east and the black Sea to the north. It is roughly a NW- SE
trending mountain belt, ca. 200 km long and 90 km wide.
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VINEYARD
All the vneyards are located in Kirklareli Province. The
Bulgarian name of Kirklareli was Lozengrad, which
means ‘The city of Vines’. We currently have 85
hectares under wine.
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Our plantings are some of thr highest density in the
Balkans and Turkey, ranging from 5,000 to 6,666 vines
per hectare, with some vineyards even at 10,000.
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The aim of high-
density planting is to
enhance quality and
encourage deep root
systems to express the
full potential of the
terroir.
The Strandja Massif has a dominant effect on our vineyard soils
and climates.
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Vitis International Variety Catalogue ( VIVC )
Prime name PAPASKARASI
Color of berry skin NOIR
Variety number 8923
Country of origin of the variety TURKEY
Vitis species VITIS VINIFERA LINNÉ
Pedigree as given in bibliography ALBA IMPUTOTATO X PROKUPAC
Prime name of parent 1 ALBA IMPUTOTATO
Prime name of parent 2 PROKUPAC
Holding institution BGR013
Breeder
Breeding contact address
Year of crossing
Year of selection
Year of protection
Formation of seeds COMPLETE
Sex of flowers HERMAPHRODITE
Photos
Table of accession names YES
Table of area
Last update 29.09.2014
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Marcel BIRON
‘Vignes et vins de Turquie, Thrace –
Marmara’
62 p, publié en 1950 (original provenant de
l’Université de Californie)
He mentions the following points:
The Papaskarasi is a variety of
the Balkans. It grows mostly in
Turkey sunny and rocky slopes of
the Quaternary alluvium around
Edirne , Kircasali ( Zalof ) of
Uzunköprü and Strandja Massif
Kirklareli ( Üsküp ) in Thrace. (It
is also a registered varieatal in
Greece as Kara Papas.)
Papaskarasi of Thrace is
moderately vigorous.
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Quite resistance to the
diseases. Papaskarasi
rarely present
millerandage in wet and
cold June years .
The bunch is medium size,
elongated , tapered ,
with tight and rounded
grains . Its average
weight between 300 and
400 Grams .
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Papaskarasi is extremly sensitive to hot temperatures and
heat waves. It needs quite cool temperatures after verasion
starts. The critical period is between August 15 and October
15. If avarage temperatures exceed 19 degrees during this
period the grape does not get enough color. Therefore, it
needs cooler places to accumulate enough anthocyanins found
in the skin of the grape. Therefore, you can easily identify a
Papaskarasi wine looking at the color. The paler the color the
hotter the season or the place. It is very site and climate
sensitive cultivar.
Climate