Mother: Sirius
Father: Villard blanc

A white Piwi/disease-resistant variety.

Year of breeding: 1984
Country of origin: Germany
Breeder/License holder: Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Bundesforschungsanstalt für Rebenzüchtung Geilweilerhof, at Siebeldingen/Rheinpfalz
Number of clones: 0

Year of entry into the German Federal Office's Varieties Register: 2004 / 2020
Area planted in Germany in : hectares
Area planted in England: none

Wine Character:-
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        - bouquet: subtle bouquet is characterized by fine, ripe fruit aromas such as apple, apricot and banana, which in some years are combined with a light nutmeg.
        - palate: harmonious acidity, ripe slightly muscat flavours; a light and delicately fruity style of 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: between Müller-Thurgau and Riesling

Strength of growth: strong
Growth of side-shoots: average

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Grape bunch:
        - size: large
        - density: loose
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Time of veraison: mid-season, as Müller-Thurgau
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Grape yield: very high
Must-weight: high
Must-acidity: slightly above average

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Resistance against:
        - Oidium: high
        - Peronospora: medium; needs one or two spray applications against Peronospora.
        - Botrytis: due to its loose grape structure it is quite insensitive to botrytis.
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Winter Pruning:                      eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant.

Advantages: potentially a very interesting variety for the UK.

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