Thrapsathiri

Thrapsathiri (Greek: Θραψαθήρι) is a white Greek wine grape variety that abounds in Crete.[1] The grape is highly resistant to drought, ripens late and produces very aromatic wines with soft acidity.[2] In the past, trapsathiri used to be blended with vilana, but nowadays it is increasingly vinified on its own.

Thrapsathiri used to be considered a clone of athiri.[3] However, DNA analysis has suggested that it is a distinct variety with links to vidiano.[4] It has also been suggested that thrapsathiri is identical to begleri of Cyclades.[4]
References

Thrapsathiri, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2018-11-20
Konstantinos Lazarakis (2005). The Wines of Greece. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 59. ISBN 1-84000-897-0.
Βασίλειος Λογοθέτης και Μάρκος Βλάχος, Η εξέλιξις της αμπέλου και της αμπελουργίας εις την Ελλάδα κατά τα αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα της περιοχής, Θεσσαλονίκη, 1972.
Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and José Vouillamoz, Wine Grapes: A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours, Ecco (Harper Collins), New York, 2012, ISBN 978-0062206367

Cuisine of Greece

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