Mother: Calardis Musqué
Father: Seyve Villard 39-639

A white Piwi/disease-resistant variety.

Year of breeding: 1993
Country of origin: Germany
Breeder/License holder: Bundesforschungsanstalt für Rebenzüchtung Geilweilerhof, Siebeldingen/Rheinpfalz
Number of clones: 0

Year of entry into the German Federal Office's Varieties Register: 2018

Area planted in Germany:

Area planted in England:

Wine Character:
        - colour: white
        - bouquet: fine aroma of passion fruit, blood orange and freshly cut apple
        - palate: characterised by a tangy acidity, which also makes it well-suited for making Sparkling wine.

photo by Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof - 76833 Siebeldingen, Germany.

Time of bud-burst: late, 2 days after Müller-Thurgau

Strength of growth: upright
Growth of side-shoots: weak

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Grape bunch:
        - size: medium to large
        - density: loose
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Time of veraison:
Time of harvest: middle-late, half-way between Müller-Thurgau and Riesling.

Grape yield: medium to high.
Must-weight: high, well above Müller-Thurgau.
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Wood ripening:
Winter hardiness: high
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Resistance against:
        - Oidium: medium
        - Peronospora: high
        - Botrytis: medium-high
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Winter Pruning:      eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant.

Advantages: High resistance against mildews.

Disadvantages:

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