Mother: Merzling
Father: Saperavi severnyi x Muscat Ottonel
Year of breeding: 1975 (protected since 2001)

Country of origin: Germany
Year of entry into the German Federal Office's Varieties Register: 
Breeder/License holder: Staatlichen Weinbauinstitut in Freiburg im Breisgau
Number of clones: 
Area planted in Germany in :      hectares (mainly in Baden, also in Switzerland)
Area planted in England: unknown

Wine Character - colour: yellow-green / yellow
                      - bouquet: fruity, perfumed, hints of banana and hazel-nuts
                      - palate: strong, characterful, fruity, suited to make sweet/dessert wine

Time of bud-burst: early

Strength of growth: strong to very strong
Growth of side-shoots: 

Flowering time: 
Flowering strength: high

Leaf: - size:                                    - shape: 
        - colour: 
        - surface undulation:                - petiolar sinus: 

Grape bunch: - size:                        - density: loose
Berries:        - size: medium-large     - shape: 
                   - skin colour: gold

Time of veraison: 
Time of harvest: very early

Grape yield: 
Must-weight: very high
Must-acidity: medium

Wood ripening: 
Winter hardiness: 
Wood colour: 

Chlorosis resistance: 
Susceptibility to - Oidium: low             - Peronospora: low
                       - Botrytis: low            - Roter Brenner: 
                       - Phomopsis:              - Stem-atrophy: 

Preferred soil: needs a good supply of magnesium
Suitable rootstocks: SO4, 125AA, 5BB

Normal stem height: 1.3 m
Normal row spacing: 
Vine spacing in the row: good air flow is important.

Winter Pruning:       eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant.

Advantages: Very early harvest.

Disadvantages: Wasps can be a problem.