🍇 Johanniter
White wine grape from Germany; 2 synonyms in VIVC.
Johanniter is a white wine grape from Germany.
According to the breeder, its pedigree is Riesling Weiss × Freiburg 589-54; VIVC does not mark it as confirmed by DNA markers. VIVC names Johannes Zimmermann as the breeder; the cross was made in 1968.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 469, 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 126 ha in Germany (2020). Samples of the variety are kept in 4 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
🍇 Johanniter → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ German wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Flanders, 📍 Gelderland, 📍 Lesser Poland
- Parents
- 🍇 Riesling, 🍇 Freiburg 589-54
- Similar and different
- 🍇 Solaris
Frequently asked questions
Where does Johanniter come from?
According to VIVC, from Germany. VIVC names Johannes Zimmermann as the breeder; the cross was made in 1968.
What are the parents of Johanniter?
According to the breeder, its pedigree is Riesling Weiss × Freiburg 589-54; VIVC does not mark it as confirmed by DNA markers.
What to read next
- 🗺️ German wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🍇 Riesling — A white wine grape from the banks of the Rhine, making wines from dry to sweet.
- 📍 Gelderland — Sandy hills near Nijmegen.
- 📍 Flanders — The northern, Dutch-speaking part of the country.
- 🍇 Solaris — A white wine grape bred in 1975 in Freiburg (Germany); it carries resistance genes against downy mildew.
Similar
🍇 Hölder · 🍇 Aris · 🍇 Cabernet Cortis · 🍇 Osteiner · 🍇 Donauriesling · 🍇 Freiburg 153-39
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Johanniter
- VIVC: area statistics JOHANNITER
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Johanniter B., codice 469
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata