🍇 Gamaret
Red Swiss grape crossed in 1970 from Gamay and Reichensteiner at the Changins research station.
Gamaret is a dark-skinned wine grape variety from Switzerland. According to the international grape catalogue VIVC, it was crossed in 1970 by André Jaquinet at the Swiss federal research station at Changins, today part of Agroscope.
The breeder gave the parents as Gamay Noir × Reichensteiner, and DNA markers confirm the pedigree. Reichensteiner is a white variety, so Gamaret combines a red and a white parent. Its old breeding numbers, B-13 and Pully B-13, are kept in VIVC as other names.
The vine has hermaphrodite flowers and full seeds, and the berries have no special flavour. Gamaret is used as a wine grape. It is itself a parent: VIVC lists the newer Swiss variety Divico among its offspring. Gamaret is registered in the European catalogue of grape varieties and is kept in six collections in Switzerland, Germany, France, Hungary and Italy.
In Switzerland the variety is grown in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Gamaret → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Swiss wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Geneva, 📍 Vaud, 📍 Valais, 📜 Satigny
- Offspring
- 🍇 Divico
- Parents
- 🍇 Gamay, 🍇 Reichensteiner
Frequently asked questions
What are the parents of Gamaret?
Gamay Noir and the white Reichensteiner; the pedigree is confirmed by DNA markers, according to VIVC.
When was Gamaret bred?
In 1970, at the Swiss federal research station at Changins.
Which variety descends from Gamaret?
Divico, a newer Swiss variety, according to VIVC.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Swiss wine — The wine of Switzerland: 14,431 ha of vineyards (2025), 55% red grapes; the leaders are Pinot noir and Chasselas.
- 🍇 Gamay — A red wine grape used to make Beaujolais.
- 📜 Satigny — Switzerland's largest wine-growing commune.
Similar
🍇 Garanoir · 🍇 Doral · 🍇 Himbertscha · 🍇 Durize · 🍇 Rèze · 🍇 Goron de Bovernier
Sources
- VIVC: passport Gamaret (16022)
- VIVC: passport Gamay Noir (4377)
- VIVC: passport Reichensteiner (10004)
- VIVC: passport Divico (23990)
- Wikidata