🍇 Helios
White wine grape from Germany; 2 synonyms in VIVC.
Helios is a white wine grape from Germany.
According to the breeder, its pedigree is Merzling × Freiburg 986-60; VIVC does not mark it as confirmed by DNA markers. VIVC names Norbert Becker as the breeder; the cross was made in 1973.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 468, admitted on 10 July 2013. The register lists the variety as permitted in 11 IGT wines, among them Alto Livenza, Colli Trevigiani, Conselvano, Trevenezie, Marca Trevigiana and Alpi Retiche.
According to VIVC, it covered 18 ha in Germany (2020). 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
🍇 Helios → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ German wine
- Parents
- 🍇 Merzling
Frequently asked questions
Where does Helios come from?
According to VIVC, from Germany. VIVC names Norbert Becker as the breeder; the cross was made in 1973.
What are the parents of Helios?
According to the breeder, its pedigree is Merzling × Freiburg 986-60; VIVC does not mark it as confirmed by DNA markers.
Similar
🍇 Geisenheim 318-57 · 🍇 Calardis Royal · 🍇 Hibernal · 🍇 Argant · 🍇 Findling · 🍇 Modrý Janek
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Helios
- VIVC: area statistics HELIOS
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Helios B., codice 468
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata