MICHELE PALIERI
Description
Large and long bunch with a round, crunchy berry. It’s a very good variety, with a strong conservation. The variety was obtained by M. Palieri crossing Alphonso Lavallée x Red Malaga.
Sprouting: medium-late (second decade of April)
Ripening: medium (Sicily last decade of August – Veneto 1st decade of September)
Bunch: large, cylindrical-pyramidal elongated, sparse, with one or two wings, average weight gr. 700-900.
Berry: large (9-10 gr.), cylindrical pyramidal, with a rather firm pruinose skin, with an intense purplish black color; quite crunchy, sweet and juicy pulp and pleasantly flavored
Vegetal-productive characteristics: the vigour of the plant is very good and the shoots push upwards.
Cold resistance: good
Diseases resistance: it’s a traditional variety that requires treatments (4-8) with copper and sulfur based products for sustainable agriculture.
Data Sheet
| Grape berry color | Red |
| Maturation period | 1st decade of September, 3rd decade of August |
| Grape | big, round, with seeds |
| Flavor | fruity, neutral |
| Bunch | big, thick |
| Use | Juices, table |
| Breeding | creeper, espalier, pergola |
| Where to plant | city, flat land – under 200 mt, hill 200-500 mt |
| Suitable for | family vineyards, professional vineyards, vegetable garden |
| Deseases resistance | Low |
| Downy mildew bunch | Low |
| Downy mildew leaves | Low |
| Powdery mildew leaves | Low |
| Powdery mildew bunch | Low |
| Botrytis | Low |
| Phytosanitary treatments | From 6 to more treatments depending on the climatic conditions with products based on copper and sulfur |
| Other | old variety |