Regent (grape)

• Grape

Intersection of Diana ( Silvaner x Müller -Thurgau ) x Chambourcin

The Regent is a red grape that against major fungal diseases of the vine has a large tolerance, especially against Peronospora ( downy mildew of grapevine also called ).

The Regent is a new breed (1967 cross between Diana ( Silvaner x Müller -Thurgau ) and Chambourcin ) and was until 1995 the German and the following year the European variety approval (classification). The culture goes back to Gerhardt Alleweldt and was developed at the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof. She currently belongs ( as of 2008) of the world's most important fungus-resistant varieties of quality and delivers color-rich, powerful red wines.

In practice, the hopes for a real resistance to the major fungal diseases of grapevine have not been met. In conventional farming also the Regent comes from not without injections of Rebschutzmitteln, but the effort can be reduced by up to 80 percent. It is also described not by a fungus-resistant variety, but of a " fungus-resistant ", abbreviated " Piwi ". As a varietal Regent offers thanks to its quality features and its color strength. The taste and also in his capacity as a co- partner in a blend could be most likely to compare it with the Merlot.

Regent is a parent variety of Reberger and Calandro.

See also the article viticulture in Germany and viticulture in the United Kingdom and the list of grape varieties.

Dissemination

In Germany ( = main distribution area) were planted 2122 hectares with the grape Regent in 2009. In the year 2006 2183 hectares were planted after only 324 hectares were collected in 1999. In 1996, the cultivated area amounted to little 11 acres. Smaller stocks are known, according to Jancis Robinson in England. For several years, the proportion of the grape variety on the mirror of Switzerland (→ viticulture in Switzerland) increases, where 41 acres are planted (as of 2007, source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG )

The vineyards in Germany distributed in 2009 as follows among the various regions:

Source: Statistics vineyard July 31, 2009, the German Wine Institute,

Varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. The variety does not tend to avarice shoot formation.
• The drum-shaped grape is rarely shouldered, medium in size and slightly less dichtbeerig than the Pinot Noir. The roundish to oval berries are small to medium in size and of dark blue to violet-blue color. The juice of the berry is colored.

The Regent drives from mid-early. Thus he escapes any very late spring frosts, but can take in early Maifrösten still damage. The flowering period is late. It matures before the Chasselas and is thus regarded as early -maturing. The variety has a very moderately strong growth. The yield is relatively high. Without crop restriction (see Training system ), the yield at high 100 to 120 hectoliters / hectare lie.

Compared to almost all other red varieties the content of the red dye Malvidin is above average. Thus, a high Malvidingehalt in red wines can possibly draw conclusions about a blend with the variety Regent.

Regent Price

Since 2009, the Regent Prize at the Julius Kühn Institute is recognized as a wine competition. Winemakers have twice a year the opportunity to submit quality vine wines for the international competition to get the Qulitätsauszeichnung in gold, silver and bronze. In the first year of the price in gold has been given a total of 20 times.