Irsay Oliver, aromatic, relatively recent white vine cross grown in slovakia and the czech republic, and in hungary, where there were 1,090 ha/2,692 acres in 2011, as Irsai Olivér. This eastern European cross of Pozsony Fehér×Pearl of Csaba was originally developed in the 1930s as a table grape. It ripens extremely early and reliably (although it is prone to powdery mildew) and produces relatively heavy, but intensely aromatic, wines strongly reminiscent of muscat.
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