🍇 Pálava
Pink-skinned wine grape from Czechia; parents Savagnin (Traminer) × Mueller Thurgau Weiss; 2 synonyms in VIVC.
Pálava is a pink-skinned wine grape from Czechia.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Savagnin (Traminer) and Mueller Thurgau Weiss. VIVC names Josef Veverka as the breeder; the cross was made in 1953.
Samples of the variety are kept in 12 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 2 synonyms for it: Nema and Veverka. 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
🍇 Pálava → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Czech wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Moravia, 📍 Mikulov
- Parents
- 🍇 Traminer, 🍇 Müller-Thurgau
Frequently asked questions
Where does Pálava come from?
According to VIVC, from Czechia. VIVC names Josef Veverka as the breeder; the cross was made in 1953.
What are the parents of Pálava?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Savagnin (Traminer) and Mueller Thurgau Weiss.
Under what other names is Pálava known?
VIVC lists 2 synonyms for it: Nema and Veverka.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Czech wine — The wine of Czechia: 16,945 ha of vineyards in two regions, Moravia and Čechy (Bohemia); its own rules for burčák and predicate wines.
- 🍇 Müller-Thurgau — A white German grape crossed by Hermann Müller in 1883; DNA analysis shows its parents are Riesling and Madeleine Royale.
- 📍 Moravia — The larger of Czechia's two wine regions: 16,241 ha, about 96% of the country's vineyards (2025).
- 📍 Mikulov — The limestone hills of Pálava.
Similar
🍇 Vrboska · 🍇 Floriánka · 🍇 Vidoc · 🍇 Erilon · 🍇 Savilon · 🍇 Neronet
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Palava
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata