Merlot

Incazelo

I-Merlot iyinhlobonhlobo yewayini elibomvu elakhiwe kusukela ekudluleleni kweCabernet Franc neMagdeleine Noire des Charentes. Igama lezinto ezihlukahlukene livela egameni leBordeaux elisho ukuthi "umnyama omnyama", ngoba lezi zinyoni zazinombala ofanayo omnyama omnyama njengezithelo zomvini noma ngoba ikakhulukazi bakhetha ukudla amagilebhisi akwaMerlot.

Iziqalo

Izinhlobonhlobo zise-Bordeaux esifundeni saseFrance kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-18 leminyaka. Ukukhiqizwa eFrance kwahlushwa iminyango eminingi kusukela ngo-1950, ukuqala ngesithwathwa esinzima kwabhubhisa imivini eminingi yeMerlot (naseMalbec). Imivini emisha yatshalwa njengezingeniso ngonyaka emva kwalokho, kodwa iningi lala labhujiswa ngokubola. Umzamo ngamunye wokutshala omusha, kubonakala sengathi uhlangene nenhlekelele. Lesi simo sasiqine kangangokuba iziphathimandla zaseFrance ngo-1970 zavimbela ukutshala kweMerlot entsha. Ukuvinjelwa kwaphakanyiswa ngo-1975 ngenxa yokuphakama kwewayini kwamanye amazwe.

Amanye Amagama

I-Merlot ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-Merlot noy, ukuyihlukanisa nokuhlukahluka kwewayini elimhlophe elibizwa nge-Merlot blanc. Ezinye izilinganiso zihlanganisa Petite Merle, Merlau, Vitraille, Crabutet, Bigney, Semillon Rouge kanye Medoc noir.

Ukukhiqizwa eNingizimu Afrika

Yize lezi zinhlobonhlobo sezilokhu zisezweni kusukela ngo-1920, ukukhiqiza kwaphela kuphela phakathi nawo-1990, ngenxa yokuthi ukuthandwa kwayo eCabernet kuhlangana futhi njengewayini elilodwa le-varietal. Ukukhiqizwa kwenyuka kusuka ku-hektha elilodwa kuphela ngo-1979 ukuya kumahektha angaphezu kwama-5 550 ngo-2016. Ukuqothulwa eStellenbosch kuthiwa yiyindawo yokuqala yewayini ukukhulula iwayini elenziwe kuphela ku-Merlot.

Izifunda Zokukhiqiza

I-Merlot yenza kahle ezindaweni ezipholile zemozulu emhlabathini onamandla ophakathi. Ukuhlinzekwa kufanele kwenziwe ekwenzeni ukuchelela njengoba lezi zinhlobonhlobo zithinteka kakhulu nesomiso ngesikhathi sokuvuthwa. Kutshalwe kulo lonke elaseNingizimu Afrika, iStellenbosch inendawo enkulu ngaphansi kokukhiqizwa, ilandelwa yiPaarl.

Ukukhula

Imivini ikhululekile ngokwanele futhi ibe nomkhuba wokulandelela. Izinga lokukhiqiza elizungeze u-8 t / ha ne-12 t / ha.

UKuvutha

Amajikijolo avuthwa phakathi nonyaka-phakathi nonyaka, kusukela engxenyeni yokuqala ka-Mashi.

Amajikijolo

Amajikijolo ayesayizi ophakathi, azungeze futhi abe nombala omnyama okwesibhakabhaka uma evuthiwe. Isikhumba sinomzimba kanti inyama inamanzi.

Amahlamvu

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Amahlamvu ashelelezi, aluhlaza okwesibhakabhakeni, aphakathi nendawo aphakathi kwehlanu.

Izinambuzane Nezifo

Kuyinto emelene nezifo eziningi fungal, ngaphandle for downy isikhutha. Izinkinga nge-botrytis rot zingase zihlangane ezindaweni ezifudumele. Kuyinto ebucayi kakhulu umonakalo womoya, isomiso, ukucindezeleka ukushisa kanye nosawoti.

Sebenzisa

I-Merlot isetshenziselwa ukukhiqizwa kwewayini elilodwa le-varietal kanye nomlingani odumile ohlangene weCabernet Sauvignon noCabernet Franc.

Ukudla

Ama-clones eNingizimu Afrika ngokuvamile akhiqiza iwayini elimnyama elinemibala elinezimbali ezivelele noma eziluhlaza. I-clone engaphezu kweyodwa ingahle itshalwe ithektare ngalinye, ukwengeza ukuxilisa kwiwayini.Translated by Zodwa Makondo