Nhlamuselo
I madiriva ya khale swinene ya wayeni yobasa lawa ya sukelaka kwahala kava 1500s, aya byariwile eka tindzhawu totala tale dzongeni wa France naswona yatirhisiwa ku endla tiwayeni ta sparkling, kambe swakoteka kuva ya tirhisiwa kuhumelerisa tin’wana tiwayeni.Ntumbuluko
FranceMavito Yan’wana
Clairette Blanche's vito rivula kubasa paa ‘clear white’. Kuna kwalomu ka kutlula 69 wavamavizweni wa Clairette Blanche. Yitlhela yitiveka swinene tani hi Blanquette, Extra, Piquepoul kumbe Clarette. Bourboulenc hiyin’wana kambe yihambana swinene na Clairette na Clairette Blanche tani hi vamavizweni.Vuhumelerisi e Afrika Dzonga
Yikote kuva kona e Afrika Dzonga hi 1906, ekusunguleni ayi byariwa ntsena etindzhawini tale Groot Drakenstein. Ku tlula kwalomu ka 35ha ta Clairette Blanche titsuvuleriwile e Afrika Dfzonga hi (2016) xikan’we na kwalomu ka 195ha letingasala, ngopfu ngopfu eka maxelo yokufumela kufana nale Worcester (88ha), Paarl (34ha) nale Robertson (33ha).Ku Kula
Clairette Blanche i nsinya lowu milaka wukongoma e henhla swinene laha wukulaka wuva na swirhabyani leswinga tsakeleki moya. Yinga rimiwa tani hi masimu yale nhoveni laha kunga tirhisiwaka swilo swowu seketela naswona wu dzima timintsu ta wona eka misava yonona eka tindzhawu to hola.Clairette Blanche i nsinya lowu chavaka swinene dyandza (wu lahlekeriwa hi matluka) naswona wulava ku cheletiwa. Mbuyelo wuva 16 - 18 t/ha, yitlakuka eka 19 - 21° Balling. Degrees Balling swikomba nhlayo ya nyanganyelo ra madiriva no lulamela ku tshoveriwa.
Ku Vupfa
Clairette Blanche ya vupfa se kurikhale – kuya fika emakumu ka March xikan’we na kwalomu ka mavhiki yanharhu endzhaku ka Chenin Blanc.Mihandzu
Mihandzu ya wona hileyikulu ya xivumbeko xa oval leyingana nhlonge yotsindziyela no tiyela.Switsotswana na Mavabyi
Clairette Blanche yikarhatiwa swinene hi ntungu wa downy mildew na mavabyi kambe yaswikota ku kondzelela anthracnose na oidium. Hikokwalaho ka marhavi lawa yanga hangalaka, swiendla leswaku mihandzu yinga boli na botrytis. Swirhabyani leswi sungulaka ku mila swa tshoveleleka loko ku ba moya.Kutirhisiwa
Grapes oxidized quickly (wines have a short ageing potential) and produce wines of low acidity and high alcohol. Previously used for sparkling wine Clairette Blanche is now mainly used for blending. If picked early, it can be barrel-fermented to give a richer mouthfeel. Clairette Blanche can also be used as a table grape.Nantswo / Nuhelo
Aswi tolovelekangi kuva yitirhisiwa ku humelerisiwa wayeni yin’we, Clairette Blanche yi humelerisa wayeni yovonikela swinene leyi tirhisiwaka kukatsela natin’wana laha yisiyelaka nantswo wa mihandzu yofana na lime, pineapple, green plum hambi kuri lemongrass.Yihlamuseriwa tani yiri ‘flabby’, Clairette Blanche akambe yikomba xikan’we na nuhelo wa floral (rose petal),yikota naku tisa nantswo wa xilamula. Ehansi ka maxelo yakahle, yikota kuhumelerisa wayeni ya kahle ya xiyimo leyi himinkarhi yivitaniwaka ‘rose petal’.Translated by Ike Ngobeni