Mother: Saperavi Severni
Father: Foster's White Seedling x Prachttraube)

During the 'cold war' the breeder Professor V. Kraus (in the former Czechoslovakia) gave some seeds to Professor Helmut Becker (1927-1990) then head of Geisenheim, who realised the significance or this breeding programme because of the high peronospora and winter-frost resistance of the asiatic Vitis amurensis.

Year of breeding: 1964, by Vilém Kraus (1924-2103) in Lednice in the former Czechoslovakia.
The rearing and selection of the seedlings was then carried out in Geisenheim (Rheingau) under Dr. Helmut Becker (1927-1990).

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Area planted in England: none

Wine Character:
        - white, full-bodied
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Time of harvest: early

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Resistance against:
        - Oidium: high
        - Peronospora: high
        - Botrytis: due to the loose berries is only slightly susceptible
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        - Phomopsis: high
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Winter Pruning:      eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant.

Advantages: A very interesting new variety.

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