It
has been growing in Central and North- Eastern France vineyards since
ancient times. It's widely spread in the shore of
Black Sea of Krasnodar, in the Ukraine (especially in the Crimea),
in Georgia and Moldova. It's been grown in the Agstafa
district of Azerbaijan and in other grape vineyards. At the
present, a lot of vineyard plantations have been set in Ganja Wine-2.
This sort is often called Pineo Shardone what is not completely right.
It differs from all the clones included into the group Pino
according to the morphological features. It has similarities in some
ways of usage (champagne winemaking).
Bushes have medium growth.
Flowers are pollinated by themselves. Clusters are small and
medium, cylindrical or cone shaped, rarely padded, thick and
rare. Seeds are medium big, rarely small, greenish white. The skin
is thick. Languid is juicy and smooth. Taste is ordinary,
very harmonious and fresh.
Shardone is medium ripening wine clone. It's grown in the shore of Black Sea of Krasnodar in an uncovered condition.
Productivity is high and stable. Seeds can be firm.
There have been clones of economical importance. The main sort must be cleaned from these clones.
The sort contains high sugar, also with stable sourness. High quality champagne sort is made from it.