The crossing made by Norbert Becker (Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg) is a fungus-resistant variety. Parcels planted to this vine are found primarily in Steiermark.
Important ampelographic features
Leaf
pentagonal, three to five lobes, overlapping petiole
Grape cluster
loose to very loose density, cylindrical, with small secondary clusters; berries are round, with green skins and notes of cassis
Ripening
Ripening
Significance & conditions
The variety thrives on sites of medium elevation, where it buds early as a result. As a “PIWI” (fungus-resistant) variety, its resistance against oidium and Peronospora is very high, but it is prone to grape withering and stem paralysis.
Area under vine in Austria
(as a proportion of the variety’s total area)
Source varietal specifications: Höhere Bundeslehranstalt und Bundesamt für Wein- und Obstbau (Federal College and Federal Office for Viticulture, Oenology and Fruit Growing) in Klosterneuburg, “Austria’s Qualitätswein grape varieties and their clones“ („Österreichische Qualitätsweinrebsorten und deren Klone“), 2nd, reviewed edition, September 2015
Source area under vine: Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism according to IACS (as at 31 May 2022)
