The Batiki is a grape variety that today only occurs in central Greece, for example in Thessaly, or in the north of Greece, in Macedonia, Thrace, in Drama or around Thessaloniki. Its origin is believed to be in historic Smyrna, today Izmir, in Turkey, on the coast of the Aegean Sea. The vigorous and high-yielding grape variety is used in Greece to produce wine as well as table grapes. The variety with its large, compact bunches of large berries is often visited by bees and wasps and also suffers from bird damage. It is also susceptible to powdery mildew as well as black and sour rot. However, it is quite resistant to heat and drought. The Batiki sprouts late and ripens after a shorter to medium ripening period. The rather light wine with quite low acidity is usually blended with other varieties and is part of the famous resinous wine, Retsina. Occurrences outside of Greece are not known.
This grape variety is also known by the name of:
Bantiki, Deve Baliki, Deve Batiki, Dibi Batiki, Dimbatiki, Dimbi Batiki, Dimi Batiki, Dembatiki, Ntimpatiki, Ntebe Batiki, Mpatiki, Ntebe Mpatiki, Tibi Batiki, Timbi Batiki, Timpi-Mpatiki
