Galante (originally known as FR 550-91 r, until 2016 this variety was called Galanth)
Mother: Solaris
Father: Muscat bleu
A red Piwi/disease-resistant variety.
Year of breeding: 1991 (by Norbert Becker)
Country of origin: Germany
Breeder/License holder: Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg
Number of clones:
Year of entry into the German Federal Office's Varieties Register: 2017
Area planted in Germany in :
hectares
Area planted in England:
Wine Character - colour:
- bouquet:
- palate:
Time of bud-burst:
Strength of growth: strong, upright
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Leaf: - size:
- shape:
- colour: dark green
- surface undulation:
- petiolar sinus:
Grape bunch: - size: large - density: very loose
Berries: - size:
- shape:
- skin colour: red blue-black
Time of veraison:
Time of harvest: early, the bunches can hang on the vines for a long time
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Wood ripening:
Winter hardiness: very resistant to frost
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Chlorosis resistance:
Resistance against - Oidium: very high
- Peronospora: very high
- Botrytis:
- Roter Brenner:
- Phomopsis
- Stem-atrophy:
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Winter Pruning: eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant.
Advantages: very resistant to mildews. Large loose bunches. Early ripening.
Disadvantages: