Grenache Noir

© Glenneis Kriel

Ihlathululo

I-Grenache noir mhlobo olula wemaderibe, osetjenziselwa ukukhiqiza umhlobo ombovu, onganabala, omnandi kanye nama-fortified wines. Amaphesende wayo akaziwa.

Indabuko/Imvelaphi

Umhlobo lo ubonakala kwanga usukela e-Cariñena, e-Aragon betlhagwini pumalanga ye-Spain, ukusuka lapho yasabalaliselwa khona kezinye iindawo zombuso wangaleso isikhathi, ekufaka hlangana i-Sardinia, Sicily kanye ne-Naples, kanye ne-Roussilon ne-Corsica e-France, nebegade kuziincenye zeemphande.
Ngesikhathi se-18th Century, umhlobo lo besele ujanyiswe ngokwaneleko e-Languedoc, Southern Rhone kanye ne-Provence. Ukusabalala kwe-phylloxera yangesikhathi se-19th Century yadlala indima eqakathekileko ngendlela engakatjhejwa ngokuthi isekele iintjalwezi, njengombana abalimi benza amano wokujamiselela lezo ezonakeleko ngalezo ezinamandla khudlwana, ezilula ukutlhurha i-Grenache.
Umhlobo lo kuthe ngokukhamba kwesikhathi kwaba sitjalo samaderibe esitjalwa ngobubanzi khudlwana, khulukhulu eendaweni ze-Mediterranean.

Amanye Amagamawo

Kunamagamawo amanengi obizwa ngawo, ekufaka hlangana i-Alicante enarheni ye-France, Granaccia e-Italy kanye ne-Garnacha e-Spain.

Umkhiqozo weSewula Afrika

Akukaqinisekiswa bonyana i-Grenache yafika nini eSewula Afrika. Kunetiyori u-James Busby oyi-Scotsman¸uyithathe njengeyihloko nofana engubaba wekoro yamawayini we-Australia, atjhiya iinqunjwana nebegade akhamba ngomkhumbi ukusuka e-Perpignan, e-France ukuya e-Australia ngeminyaka yabo-1830s.
Besele ijanyiswe ngokwaneleko, lokha uPhrofesa Abraham Izak Perold aqinisekisa ngomyaka ka-1907 bonyana i-Grenacha blanc ibonakala kwanga yafika eSewula Afrika ngeminyaka ka-1970s, lokha iimbewu ze-Grenache Gris zathoma ukutholakala ngabo-1990s.

Umkhiqizo Weemohande

Umkhiqizwawo usese phasi eSewula Afrika, kodwana besoloko ikhula khulu eminyakeni elisumi edlulileko. Phakathi kweminyaka yabo-1999 kanye nango-2016, umkhiqizo wendawo ye-Grenache blanc ukhuphuke khulu ukusuka ku-28 ha ukuya ku-110 ha, kube indawo ye-Genache noir yona yakhuphuka khulu ukusuka ku-42 ha ukuya ngaphezu kwe-340 ha.
Indawo ye-Grenache gris yahlala iphasi njalo, ngokuya kwaphela ngaphasi kwe-3 ha ngesikhathi esilingana nesezinye. Yoke imvino ye-Grenache gris ise-Paarl.
Amasimi nofana iimvande ze-Grenache noir zitholakala kiwo woke amasimu nofana iimphande ezikhiqiza iwayini enarheni le, kuthi i-Swartland kanye ne-Paarl zithathe ngaphezulu kwesiquntu sendawo yomkhiqizo le. Begodu lokho kwenzeka nemhlobeni we-Grenache blanc, ngaphandle kokuthi ayikatjalwa eTlhagwini Kapa.

Ukukhula Nokuthela

I-Grenache noir mhlobo omila kuhle ngesilinganiso esiphakathi, izwana khulu neendawo zobujamo bezulu obufuthumeleko nebomileko. Umhlobo lo unamandla womkhiqizo ophezulu, ngenani elibalelwa ukusuka ku-15 t/ha to 20 t/ha.

Ukuvuthwa

I-Grenache noir maderibe avuthwa phakathi kwesikhathi sonyaka, ukusuka esiquntwini sokuthoma sakaNtaka.

Amamomori

I-Grenache noir inabomomori besilinganiso esiphakathi sobukhulu, barondo, bakheke njenge qanda, banombala obukhobe okumnyama ovame ukutjhuguluka ube kwanga uhlaza okuqarheke ngonzima nesele uvuthiwe. Amakelwawo aqinile kanti-ke ingaphakathi liyijuzi.

Amakari

Amakarawo ayarhanyazela ngombala osarulana okuhlaza satjani. Anesakhiwo esirondo esakheke njengesitho somzimba iso (kidney)begodu aneencenye zesiphetho ezineempende entathu.

Iintjhabalalisi kanye Namalwelwe

Umhlobo lo uhlulwa khulu malwelwe abizwa ama-fungal diseases, ekufaka hlangana iputjhana kanye nokutjhwaba kwangaphambi kwesikhathi, okufakahlangana ukubola i-Botrytis kanye ne-Grey rot. Ukubola okubizwa nge-dead arm kuvame ukuba mraro.

Umsebenzawo

Umhlobo lo waziwa khulu ngemivango ebizwa i-Rhône style blends, okufaka hlangana i-Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Carignan kanye ne-Cinsaut nofana ezihlanganisiweko ezibizwa nge-blended rosé wine Provence nofana i-Tavel style, ekufaka hlangana i-Cinsaut, Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Clairette, Grenache Blanc kanye ne-Chenin blanc.
Abenzi bamawayini eSewula Afrika bathome ukukhiqiza umhlobo okarisako wewayini engakavangwa emhlobo i-Grenache wines.

Umnambitho

Umhlobo lo ukhiqiza iwayini yenambitho lamamomori kanye nesithako somnuko omnandi.

Translated by Johannes Nkosinathi