Findling

Year of entry into the German Federal Office's Varieties Register: 1971 (Classified in 1972)
Area planted in Germany in 1994: 41 hectares
Area planted in England (as at August 2004): only a few hectares

Wine Character - colour:  
                      - bouquet: 
                      - palate: 

Time of bud-burst: 

Strength of growth: 
Growth of side-shoots: 

Flowering time: 
Flowering strength: 

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

Grape bunch: - size:                        - density: 
Berries:        - size:                         - shape: 
                   - skin colour: 

Time of veraison: 
Time of harvest: 

Grape yield: 30% lower than Müller-Thurgau
Must-weight: up to 13%
Must-acidity: similar to Müller-Thurgau

Wood ripening: 
Winter hardiness: 
Wood colour: 

Chlorosis resistance: 
Susceptibility to - Oidium:                                       - Peronospora: 
                       - Botrytis:                                      - Roter Brenner: 
                       - Phomopsis:                                  - Stem-atrophy: 
   My observation is that it has a higher resistance to mildews than most other vinifera, although of course it does need a regular spray programme.

Preferred soil: 
Suitable rootstocks: 

Normal stem height: 
Normal row spacing: 
Vine spacing in the row: 

Winter Pruning: 

Advantages: 

Disadvantages: