Flemish Brabant table grape protected

Flemish Brabant table grape protected with Protected Designation of Origin
Flemish Brabant table grape protected
Flanders has been the first PDO or Protected Designation of Origin. The European Commission adopted on 10 July the file properly. Protected Designation of Origin or "appellation d'origine contrôlée" in French, is only granted to exclusive products that have a strong link with their region.
A group of eight grape growers called "The Star Grape" was supported by FLAME and the mayors of the vine growing region in the application. The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Development, accompanied the file. The Province of Ontario can rightly be proud of its gastronomic heritage honored.
A long wayDecided in 2003 three grape growers, Filip Luppens, Hans Meyhi and Ronald Vander Kelen, supported by the Mayor of Overijse, to apply for PDO protection is made in Europe.FLAME and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Development, supported the farmers in the preparation and supervision of their cases.
The key steps in the procedure were as follows:

    May 20, 2005: effect of registration procedure in Flanders
    October 25, 2005: publication request in the Belgian Official Gazette
    March 10, 2006: approval of the application by the Flemish Minister of Agriculture
    March 24, 2006: submission dossier to the European Commission
    October 18, 2007: publication in the European Official Journal (European launch appeal proceedings)
    July 11, 2008: notification of the Commission that the Flemish Brabant table grape officially recognized as a protected designation of origin under Regulation (EC) No. 656/08 published in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 11, 2008
Standards are highThe requirements for a PDO protection are not minimum criteria for the granting of a designation of origin are much stricter than those applied to obtain a geographical indication. A PDO can only be awarded to products that are very closely connected to the area whose name they bear. An origin for the quality or characteristics of the product essentially or exclusively due to the special geographical environment of the place of origin. By geographical area meant inherent natural and human factors (such as climate, soil, topography, local knowledge, etc ...). Moreover, given only to a PDO product which production, processing and preparation take place within a defined geographical area whose name it bears. There must be a very strong link between the characteristics of the product and its geographical origin.FLAME and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Department of Sustainable Agricultural Development, which the file with preparing and escorting saw opportunities hopeful in because there is a clear link between the quality of Flemish Brabant table grapes and the soil, climate and local expertise .

Flemish Brabant table grape
Top productThe Flemish Brabant table grapes from the municipalities Overijse, Hoeilaart, Huldenberg and Tervuren are top in taste and shape.This task is not only the local breeds, adapted to the soil and climate, but also the expertise accumulated through the generations serristenfamilies.The taste of the blue-Royal, Ribiere or grape Leopold III is characterized by a perfect sweet-acid ratio. The white grapes have a strong muskaatsmaak.But also the eye wants something. By uitkorrelen grapes are thinned so that the clusters are larger berries and bunches obtain their beautiful shape. End result is beautiful, heavy bunches of blue or white berries with a layer of down, which guarantees a healthy product. There are, after all, after flowering no pesticides used.The glass villages of yesteryear are no more. Thirty growers maintain and offer from July to October Flemish Brabant table grapes.

The European Union offers three types of labels to protect products:

    GTS - Guaranteed Traditional Speciality

    Often it is the unique cooking products so that the region-related and not necessarily the origin. This statement does not refer to the origin, while emphasizing the traditional product composition or production method.

    In Flanders, the lambic beers distinguished and protected with a GTS.
    

    PGI - Protected Geographical Indication

    A product that the PGI label must bear at least one of the production, processing or preparation stages to its geographical origin can be attributed. Moreover, this product is known within a defined geographical area.

    In Flanders Geraardsbergse mattentaart distinguished and protected with a PGI.
    

    PDO - Protected Designation of Origin

    These local products produced, processed and prepared within a defined geographical area, and according to a recognized and controlled traditional method. This has the typical features of these products very closely related to soil and climate.

In Flanders, the Flemish Brabant table grape distinguished and protected by a PDO

The European Union called on the quality systems PDO / PGI / TSG in 1992, life for the agricultural products and foodstuffs which are typical for a particular region or characterized by a typical product composition to protect. It aims to allow the diversity of agricultural production to encourage the product names to protect against abuse and counterfeiting and consumer guarantees regarding the origin of the product and its specificity. Names of products recognized, are marked with the corresponding European symbol.

Climbers like kiwi and grapes

Climbing fruit: kiwi and grapes
Vines: grape and kiwi
Grape and kiwi vines are high growth. This makes them suitable for a pergola, a conservatory or a shady terrace. On a warm, sheltered spot, the best fruit ripening. Climbers have - unlike leiplanten - a twisting growth habit (kiwi) or special tendrils with which they work their way up (grape). Yet tethering needed, because wind can give a lot of damage otherwise.
GrapeBy the turbulent growth of the grape (Vitus) requires this much space or more radical pruning. It is an ancient cultivated crop that grows quite easily and sufficiently hardy. For outdoor cultivation in our climate will be those varieties ripen sufficiently like the blue 'Boskoop Glory' and white 'Early van der Laan.
In a large conservatory, hobbykas or a terrace, a delicious grape growing, like the blue 'Frankenthaler' or yellow 'Golden Champion'.To get big grape bunches must be thinned, or as beautiful as it is called gekrent. Cut when the grapes as big as a pea, about half way. Keep the shape of the bunch a bit in the holes. The remaining grapes are better.
Tips!

    Nutritious and moist soil for the grape is most appropriate.
    Topiary in December.
    Summer pruning: cut away what is in your way.
    Enough fresh grapes are delicious, suitable for juice and wine
     
KiwiThe shoots of kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) winds around each support material in the area. By vertical or horizontal wires tensioned or trellis (trellis) to apply, they need mostly in the right direction to be guided.

Kiwi ripens in early autumn.
A fruit to harvest, a female plant ('Hayward') joined by a male ('Atlas'). The kiwi is in fact ambiguous and dioecious. Pollinating insects are mainly on the male flowers as they carry much pollen. That's food for them. The female pistil flowers are less attractive. Therefore, the insufficient pollination and fertilization is manual recommended. The fruit ripens late.
Tip!Nutritious, moist soil.Topiary in the winter, trim shoots in summer.Delicious ripe fruit, also suitable for jams and juices.

grape cuttings

Propagation of grapes by taking a cutting-eyed
Introduction:Self grapes grow? It can, everyone in his garden on a sunny south wall or shelter can easily have his own sweet, juicy fruits grow. You do not need to buy expensive greenhouse. I may guide you, with some good will, a good dose of energy, some useful tips and the proper way we are already well on the right track.
First I want some of my preferred varieties and thrive in our climate to introduce you:
* 'Boskoop Glory'Is supporting a very rich, blue outdoor grape variety in these parts easily ripe fruit gives this from late August to early October. These sweet and juicy grapes, the size of a small cherry, and a stunning, exceptionally beautiful autumn leaf discolouring that adds value to our garden in the fall.
* "Early Laan»The white grape in our area, also sweet and juicy. Perhaps a small weakness: the beautiful coloration of the leaf is missing here!
Some other species that qualify for outdoor cultivation:* Counsellor Depoorter (blue)* Chasselas de Fontainebleau (white)
Varieties that are only known to breed in the greenhouse:* Frankenthaler (blue)* Muscat of Alexandria (White)









Propagation by taking a cutting-eyed:Taking cuttings is best in the months from December to February when the vines are at rest. This can be done by taking cuttings or by one-eyed winter cuttings. The latter we treat with the most extensive for the obvious reason that it is the simplest and most successful method.

    We always start from a healthy, thick pencil annuals sprout in the thawed state. This can perhaps be obtained from friends or acquaintances who like vines or perhaps you yourself have been the proud owner of a (possibly purchased) vine.
Note: the eyes or buttons must be sufficiently developed and free of disease.
Method:

    Cut with a knife or cutting shears, a good place with an eye on it, the latter from the strong, one-year shoot. Cut 1 inch above the eye cutting diagonally (reason: water runs off, better drying and prevent mold) and cut the bottom flat cutting off a length of 5-7 cm below the eye.
    
    Take immediate grafting wax hot or cold (possibly paraffin) or wound healing treatments on the slanted top of the wound site. The latter to avoid dehydration as well as protection against possible mold.

    Insert the cuttings one-eyed man is now in a pot or container cutting (several clones) filled with a mixture of healthy soil and sharp sand (ratio 5 / 1). Insert the cuttings so that the eye or the button 1 inch above the ground. The extra soil around the cuttings press firmly to ensure good contact.
    The soil should be moist but not wet.
    
    Wrap the pot with a plastic bag or a piece of PET bottle in order to avoid dehydration. Pierce the bottle a bit to promote ventilation. Place the cuttings in a greenhouse with bottom heat (20 ° C) or just on the windowsill in the living room at room temperature (not in full sun burn =). Regularly check soil moisture and remove mold if necessary.

    The eye of the site will soon swell, leak and a dash of form, this does not mean that there are already roots. It takes inwortelingsproces after several weeks, first appears on one side a carrot.

    If the roots are real throughput you can also cultivate the plant in a sunny place, the protective plastic removed. Keep the soil moisture is still a close eye so that the plant at this stage not been dried or drown.
    

    After the plant has hardened off (= slow just to make the air) may be the grape cuttings rooted without pot planting against a south wall, or after June 1st.

    The result after one growing season will certainly surprise you. The long road of further care and pruning grapes in the garden I would like to explain in a subsequent article. We are looking therefore for the party?