Synonym for the grape variety Roditis; see there.
The white grape variety originates from Greece. The name is derived from the island of Rhodes (not from the reddish berries). Synonyms are Alepou, Alepou Roditis, Arilogos Roditis, Arsenikos Roditis, Kanellato, Kritsanisti, Lisitsines, Litsitsines, Rhodites, Rhoditi, Rhoditis, Rodea Stafyli, Rodites, Roditi, Roditis Alepou, Roditis Kanellatos, Roditis Rosé, Rodomoussi, Rogdites, Rogditis, Roidites, Roiditis, Roïdo, Roigditis, Sourviotes, Sourviotis and Thilikos Rhoditis. According to DNA analyses carried out in 2001, it is not related to the varieties Roditis...
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