Chenin Blanc

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Incazelo

I-Chenin blanc iyinhlobonhlobo yewayini elimhlophe elisetshenziselwa ukukhiqizwa kwewayini letafula, iwayini elikhazimulayo namawayini aqinekile, njenge-port, sherry ne-brandy.

Yiyona ehlukahlukene kunazo zonke izitshalo zamagilebhisi ezitshalwe eNingizimu Afrika. Ukuhlaziywa kwe-DNA kuye kwaveza uSavignin njengomunye wabazali bayo. Ukubona komunye umzali akuqinisekisiwe.

Iziqalo

I-Chenin blanc ivela endaweni yase-Anjou-Touraine yaseFrance. Ezihlukahlukene zazijwayele ukubizwa ngokuthi uChènere, kodwa igama lashintshwa ngekhulu le-15 leminyaka kuya eChenin blanc, ngemva kwentaba esifundeni, eMont Chenin.

Amanye Amagama

Franc-blanc, Franche, Pineau, uPineau de la Loir noPinot Blanco. ENingizimu Afrika kusezinye izikhathi kuthiwa yiSteen.

Ukukhiqizwa eNingizimu Afrika

I-Chenin blanc ikholakala ukuthi yayiphakathi kwezihlahla zokuqala zemivini ukuze zifike eKapa ngesikhathi sikaJan van Riebeeck. Kwakubizwa ngokuthi uSteen isikhathi eside futhi wayekholelwa ukuthi uguquko lwaseNingizimu Afrika oluthile lweChenin blanc, kwaze kwaphakathi kwa-1960 lapho uprofesa uCJ Orfer, oyinhloko ye-Viticulture eNyuvesi yaseStellenbosch, eyakha, ngaphandle kokungabaza ukuthi Iqiniso u-Chenin blanc.

Kunezizathu ezihlukahlukene ezinikezwa ukuthi kungani abantu baseNingizimu Afrika babhekisela ekulimeni njengoSteen. UMbusi uSimon van der Stel, owodwa, wacabanga ukuthi amagilebhisi abe ngumdlandla waseJalimane futhi awuqhathanisa newayini eliphakeme le-German Stein.

Enye incazelo, ukuthi yakha itshe lesikona noma ngesiBhunu "hoeksteen" embonini yewayini yaseNingizimu Afrika, ngenxa yokuthi ihambisana nokushintshashintsha kwayo.

Izifunda Zokukhiqiza

Kutshalwe kuzo zonke izifunda ezikhiqiza iwayini eNingizimu Afrika, nezindawo ezinkulu ngaphansi kokukhiqizwa eBreedekloof, Olifants River, Paarl, Swartland naseWorcester.

Ukukhula

Imivini imnene kuya kubalimi abanamandla, ngokulinganiselwa kokukhiqiza okungaba ngu-22t / ha kuya ku-23t / ha.

uKuvuthwa

Amagilebhisi avuthwe ekuqaleni konyaka, kusukela engxenyeni yesibili kaFebhuwari.

Amajikijolo

Amajikijolo amancane, ama-oval futhi anemibala eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Isikhumba sithande futhi sincane. Inyama iyamanzi amaningi.

Amahlamvu

Amaqabunga aphakathi nendawo, azungezile, amathathu aqoshiwe futhi anemibala eluhlaza.

Izinambuzane Nezifo

Imivini izwa ubuhlungu ku-botrytis, ukubola okumuncu, i-powdery isikhutha kanye ne-downy isikhutha. Ukuqala kweqanda kushicilela ukuthi kusengozini kuFrime isithwathwa.

Sebenzisa

Kuye kwabizwa ngokuthi yi-workhorse eNingizimu Afrika, njengoba isetshenziselwa ukukhiqiza imvelo yemile emavinini amhlophe etafuleni amhlophe, amnandi, i-dessert namawayini aqinekile. Ibuye isetshenziswe njengenhlanganisela nezinye izilimo ezihlukahlukene. INingizimu Afrika ibhekwa njengomunye wabakhiqizi abahamba phambili bewayini eliphezulu iKuinin Chenin blanc emhlabeni.

Ukuzwa Emlonyeni

Abalimi ezindaweni ezipholile, njenge-Elgin, bathambekele ekukhiqizeni iwayini elingenalutho le-Chenin blanc elimibala elihlaza okwesibhakabhaka elinama flavour ekhanyayo. Abalimi ezindaweni ezifudumele, njengeStellenbosch noFranschoek, bathambekele ekukhiqizeni iwayini lezinkuni ezinemibala yegolide kanye nama-flavour tropical.Translated by Zodwa Makondo