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15. CALDARETTA, probably a corruption of Claretta 

 or Clairette noir, which is a synonym of Mourvedre or 

 Murvedro, a Spanish \ine largely cultivated in France 

 since the VI Century, and now grown largely also in 

 Italy. It is cultivated to some extent in Gozo at Nadur, 

 and also at Bahria, Imtahleb and Melleha in Malta, 

 where it is sometimes known also by the name of Catlan 

 isued or SpanjoL The vine is fairly vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, and requires short pruning to produce fine fine 

 fruit. The leaves are middling, very downy on the 

 lower surface The bunch is large, conical, winged and 

 compact. The berries are roundish or oval, often com- 

 pressed by mutual pressure, with a thick black rind well 

 covered \vi h greyish bloom. The pulp is very juicy, 

 rather sweet, and oi simple flavour. It is a fairly good 

 wine grape. 



1 6. CANAJOLO NERO or CANAJOLO TOSCANO or UVA 

 CANAJOLA. This vine is largely grown in Tuscany, and 

 has been introduced here in 1854 at San Antonio and 

 Boschetto. It is now cultivated almost exclusively at 

 Ghar Lapsi where it was introduced by Dr. Gaetano 

 Gauci from Carmignano, near Florence. The vine is 

 fairly vigorous, very hard-wooded, and if gro\vn on 

 clayey soils and pruned long or half-long it is well pro- 

 ductive. The leaves are deep green, five-lobed, slightly 

 rough and rugose on the upper surface, very cottony on 

 the lower surface, with a long pink coloured leaf-stalk. 

 The bunches are middling or small, conical, long and 

 loose, but may be quite compact. The berries are oval, 

 with a thin but tough rind of a violet red colour. The 

 pulp is juicy, soft, sweetish and acidulous. It makes a 

 good table wine, but gives better results mixed with 

 other grapes. 



17. CATARRATTO BIANCO COMUNE. This is a well 

 known and ancient Sicilian vine, from which the famous 

 Marsala wines are chiefly produced, with but little ad- 



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