Magarach Ruby Explained

Rubinovyi Magarcha
Color:Noir
Species:Vitis vinifera
Also Called:Magarach Ruby and other synonyms
Origin:Ukraine
Pedigree0:Cabernet Sauvignon × Saperavi
Institute:NIViV Natsionalnyi Institut Vinograda I Vina Magarach (National Institute of Vine and Wine Magarach)
Crossing Year:1928

Magarach Ruby or Rubinovyi Magarcha is a red Crimean wine grape variety that is a crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon and Saperavi.[1] [2] The crossing was carried out at the Magarach viticultural institute at Yalta, Crimea in 1928 in what was then the Soviet Union.

Synonyms

Rubinovyi Magarcha is also known under the synonyms Crossing 56, Magarach 56, Magaracha Rubinovyi, Magaratch 56, Roter Rubin Von Magaratsch, Roubinovy Magaratcha, Roubinoy De Magaratch, Rubin Von Magaratch, Rubinovi Magaraca, and Rubinovyi Magaracha.[2]

Notes and References

  1. J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 141 Abbeville Press 2003
  2. Web site: Rubinovyi Magarcha . . 2010-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422105829/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=7088 . 2012-04-22 . dead .