🍇 Cabernet Blanc
White wine grape from Germany; parents Cabernet Sauvignon × Regent; 3 synonyms in VIVC.
Cabernet Blanc is a white wine grape from Germany.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Cabernet Sauvignon and Regent. The breeder had given the pedigree as Cabernet Sauvignon × Fungus Resistant Variety. VIVC names Valentin Blattner as the breeder; the cross was made in 1991.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 916.
According to VIVC, it covered 203 ha in Germany (2020). Samples of the variety are kept in 2 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Cabernet Blanc → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Swiss wine
- Parents
- 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, 🍇 Regent
Frequently asked questions
Where does Cabernet Blanc come from?
According to VIVC, from Germany. VIVC names Valentin Blattner as the breeder; the cross was made in 1991.
What are the parents of Cabernet Blanc?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Cabernet Sauvignon and Regent. The breeder had given the pedigree as Cabernet Sauvignon × Fungus Resistant Variety.
Similar
🍇 Cabaret Noir · 🍇 Pinotin · 🍇 Cabertin · 🍇 Satin Noir · 🍇 Sirame · 🍇 Carminoir
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Cabernet Blanc
- VIVC: area statistics CABERNET BLANC
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Cabernet Blanc B., codice 916
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata