Siegerrebe

The Siegerrebe is a white grape variety whose berries are slightly reddish. It is a new breed that originated from a cross between Madeleine Angevine and Gewurztraminer from 1929. The information on the crossing parents could be confirmed in the meantime by DNA analysis. Breeder was active at the Alzeyer State Institute for Grapevine Breeding Dr. Georg Scheu (known for the eponymous Scheurebe ). 1958, the plant variety right was granted and it was registered in the list of varieties. According to Georg Scheu original data, the strain from a free withered mother plant of the variety Madeleine Angevine had arisen.

The very early maturing grew vigorous variety that can reach quite high must weights (about 15 degrees Oechsle more than standard varieties such as Riesling) is mainly grown in Rheinhessen and Pfalz. In 1971, the winery Emil Bauer reaped in the Palatinate berries of Siegerrebe with a must weight of 326 degrees Oechsle. This must weight was up to the year 2003, the highest ever measured in Germany.

In Germany, 108 hectares were planted with the Siegerrebe in 2007. In 2006 110 hectares were planted after at least 167 acres were collected in 1999. It can be harvested almost 10 days before the earlier maturing Gutedel and is therefore also used in countries with an unfavorable climate. The Siegerrebe is thus also permitted in Belgium and England. Smallest stocks are also known in Switzerland (0.08 acres, as of 2009, source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG ).

Especially in the early autumn Federweißer is made ​​of early maturing varieties such as Bacchus, Ortega or Siegerrebe.

The white wine has a moderately strong acid ( acid → (wine) ), which is usually around 2-3 per thousand lower than in the Müller- Thurgau. The yields are at levels of 40-80 hectoliters / hectare and are therefore moderately high. However, a general rule: if the vine is not pruned (→ Training system ), there is a risk to high yields with the concomitant reduction in quality. Siegerrebe is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic drawback is avoided, no return delivered to male plants need to grow.

The Siegerrebe also served as the basis for other new varieties, such as the Ortega. It is suitable for aromatic fires and is popular as a wine to blue cheeses.

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

Synonyms: breeding number Az 7957, winner

Ethnicity: Madeleine Angevine x Gewürztraminer