Weisser Riesling

© Glenneis Kriel

Tlhaloso

Weisser Riesling ke veine ya mofuta o mosweu o sebediswang ho hlahisa veine e phatsimang mmoho le ya tholwana e ommeng, e senang tswekere e ngata le e thotseng. E bonahala e le morena wa tshimo ya difate Germany. Diteko di bontsha e hlahisa Gouais blanc e le e nngwe ya setswadi sa Weisser Riesling, empa boitsebiso ba setswadi se seng ha se tsebisale, ka monahano wa hore e kanna yaba morara wa mofuta o hlaha, Traminer, kappa dipakeng tsa mofuta o hlaha le Traminer.

Tlhaho

Weisser Riesling e jetswe Europe ho tloha dilemong tsa bohareng mme e bonahala tlhaho ya yona e le melatswaneng ya Rhine Germany. E ile ya fihlella tswelopele e kgolo disentjhuring tsa 19 le 20 ha theko ya veine e lekana le ya tse kgolo tsa Burgundy le Bordeaux. Pherekano ya mmaraka, le ha hole jwalo, e tswetse pele ha bahlahisi ba amohela lebitso leo bakeng sa mofuta ho palamakete wa Weisser Riesling ho tswelapele, le hore e etsahale Afrika Borwa.

Mabitso a Mang

Mabitso a kenyeletsa: Rhine Riesling, Riesling, Petit Riesling le Ryn-Riesling.

Tlhahiso Afrika Borwa

Disele tsa bong tsa Weisser Riesling e tlisitswe Afrika Borwa ka 1960 le ho ntshuwa bakeng sa tlhahiso ya thekiso bohareng ba 1970. Tse ding tsa ditshita tsa qalong tseo mofuta o teanang le tsona e ne ele pherekano ya mmaraka dipakeng tsa yona le Cape Riesling, eo hantle ntle e leng e seng Riesling empa e le Crouchen.
Ho lokisa bothata bona ba pherekano, molao o ile wa etswa ka 2010 hore lebitso la Riesling e be feela la veine e hlahisitsweng ho tswa ho Weisser Riesling feela. Bahlahisi ba baboholo ba Weisser Riesling ba Afrika Borwa haesale ba qala mokgatlo Riesling ho matlafatsa letsholo le thahasello ya mofuta ona.

Sebaka sa Tlhahiso

Veine ya Weisser Riesling e fumanwa dibakeng tsohle tsa tlhahiso naheng, sebaka se ka tlasa tlhahiso se senyane haholo. Boholo tshimo ya morara e fumaneha Stellenbosch, e latelwe ke Cape South Coast le Paarl. Mofuta ona o hlaha ka tlasa maemo a phodileng a lehodimo.

Kgolo

E hola ka tukisetso, ka tjhai e itekanetseng ya bokgoni bo dipakeng tsa 10-12t/ha.

Ho Butswa

Merara e butswa qalong ya sehla, ho tlowa qetellong ya Hlakola ho isa qalong ya Tlhakubele.

Menokotshwai

Menokotshwai e kgidikwe, e menyane ho isa ho itekaneleng le hoba tala bo kganyang ho isa bosehleng. Letlalo le lesesane le matla, ha dijo di le bonolo le lero.

Makgasi

Makgasi a kgidikwe, e itekanetse, tala bo lefifi le marete a mahlano.
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Dikokonyana tsa Disinyi le Mafu

Weisser Riesling e ratwa ke hlobo e phofo le bola ho bodila.

Tshebediso

Lapeng e sebediswa bonyane ho etsa veine e ommeng le ya kamora dijo ho Noble Late Havest kapa Natural Sweet style.

Tatso

Mofuta ona o hlahisa veine e tlohang ho thupa ho isa mmaleng wa kgauta e tshehla ka mmala. E etsa veine e lekalekaneng e nkgang monate ka tatso ya tholwana le pepere mmoho le muscat.

Translated by Sebongile Sonopo