FrÃ¼hroter Veltliner

Random intersection of Red Veltliner × Silvaner

The early Red Veltliner, also known as Malvasia, is a grape that is native also in Austria.

It is a white wine grape, whose name is derived from the early maturity. The early Red Veltliner is a random intersection of Red Veltliner x Silvaner.

In Austria, this variety is a little more than 424 acres just under 1 % of the vineyard area. 80 % of them are in Lower Austria's main growing regions, the thermal region to Gumpoldskirchen and the southern wine district, the Kamp and Krems Valley. In Germany the variety is grown only to approximately 6 ha ( 2007). Small plantings are also known in the Czech Republic.

Early Roter Veltliner is no great demands on the location and also comes with lean and calcareous soils along well. Disadvantage but applies to the relatively high sensitivity to winter and late frosts and moisture. It provides average income.

The wine has less acid than the more familiar Green Veltliner, with whom he is not related directly and shows very typical almond -like flavors. Therefore, it is used mainly as table grapes and young wines using.

While most parenting the Jubiläumsrebe in the literature with Blue Portugal is specified x Gamay, Ferdinand Regner et al reached by means of a genetic analysis to the realization that Jubiläumsrebe was the result of a cross between early Roter Veltliner × Gray Portuguese The vine thus was bred strain number 48, Fritz Zweigelt 1922 docked.

See also the article viticulture in Austria, the Czech Republic viticulture, viniculture in Hungary and viticulture in Germany and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms: Malvasia, Early Red Malvasia, Korai veltelíni piros, Red Malvasia, Red Babotraube, Malvasia Rose du Po, Veltlínské Červené Rané

Ethnicity: Roter Veltliner x Silvaner.