Madrasa (grape)

Madrasa
Mədrəsə
Մադրասա
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skinPink
Also calledMatrassa
Notable regionsMədrəsə village of Shamakhi, Goygol, Samukh, Gabala raions, Ganja, Azerbaijan
Notable winesMadrasa
VIVC number7514

Madrasa (Azerbaijani: Mədrəsə; Armenian: Մադրասա, also known as Matrassa and Madrasi) is a pink-skinned red grape variety cultivated in the southern Caucasus at least since the nineteenth century, in particular in Azerbaijani and Armenian wine, as well as several Central Asia countries. Most plantings of Madrasa are found near the Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan and Armenia.