Goldburger

Intersection of Riesling × Orangetraube

The Goldburger is a white grape variety. It is a new breed of Federal College and Federal Office for Viticulture and Pomology at Klosterneuburg ( Austria ) from Riesling and orange grape. The crossing was made in 1922 by Dr. Friedrich Zweigelt.

The variety is in position and location any particular claims, but is characterized by good resistance to fungi. It is mainly used where the Riesling no longer comes to full maturity. The vine is grown only in Austria. The vineyard is decreasing. In 2009 were still about 150 acres planted with this variety. The Goldburger also finds use as a table grape.

See also the article Viticulture in Austria and the list of grape varieties.

Ethnicity: Italian Riesling x Orangetraube

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is hairy spinnwebig. The bright green young leaves shimmering light bronze color.
• The medium to large leaves ( see also the article sheet form) are usually five-lobed and strongly sinuate and resemble those of the Riesling. The petiole is U-shaped open. The leaf margin serrate pointed. The teeth are set closely compared the vine.
• The drum-shaped cluster is large, shouldered and dichtbeerig. The roundish berries are small and golden yellow color.