Mother: Sirius
Father: Villard blanc

A white Piwi/disease-resistant variety.

Year of breeding: 1984 (selected in 1990)
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: 2000 / 2004
Area planted in Germany in :        hectares
Area planted in England: none

Wine Character - colour: 
                      - bouquet: very Pinot like
                      - palate: very Pinot like, mild acidity, a 'stand alone' wine

Time of bud-burst: as Riesling

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

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Time of veraison: as Müller-Thurgau
Time of harvest: not later than Müller-Thurgau

Grape yield: high
Must-weight: medium-high (15% above Müller-Thurgau)
Must-acidity: medium

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Chlorosis resistance: 
Resistance against - Oidium: very high          - Peronospora: very high
                       - Botrytis: average to high  (a few individual berries may be affected)
                       - Roter Brenner: 
                       - Phomopsis                        - Stem-atrophy: 

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

Advantages: appears very promising for the UK. Should not need any spraying.

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