摘要 : Several autochthonous grapevine cultivars have been maintained in ancient winegrowing regions of Croatia. 'Jarbola' is an old and presumed autochthonous grapevine cultivar exclusively grown in the Matulji municipality area situate... 展开 Several autochthonous grapevine cultivars have been maintained in ancient winegrowing regions of Croatia. 'Jarbola' is an old and presumed autochthonous grapevine cultivar exclusively grown in the Matulji municipality area situated where Kvarner Bay (northern Adriatic Sea) and the mountainous inland meet, forming a natural connection between the Adriatic Basin and central Europe. Despite the coastline adjacency, this area is characterized by a relative high altitude and mixed Mediterranean and mountainous climate. The origin of 'Jarbola' is unknown and cultivar is not present in national grapevine collections. The oldest record of 'Jarbola' dates back to the 19th century (Matetic 1999) testifying its long winemaking tradition: agriculture at that time was the most important economic activity and 'Jarbola', as a well adapted variety in this region, was cultivated on slope terraces. Nowadays devastated terraces are protected by law as a cultural heritage, but 'Jarbola' is almost extinct. To our knowledge, only 1 red-fruited and 20 white-fruited 'Jarbola' vines survived until 2003 in more than 70 years old vineyards. With the aim of evaluation, conservation and valorization of 'Jarbola' ampelographic and molecular characterization as well as preliminary wine analyses were performed on this recovered material. 收起