🍇 Prior
Dark-skinned wine grape from Germany; 3 synonyms in VIVC.
Prior is a dark-skinned wine grape from Germany.
According to the breeder, its pedigree is Freiburg 4-61 × Freiburg 236-75; VIVC does not mark it as confirmed by DNA markers. VIVC names Norbert Becker as the breeder; the cross was made in 1987.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 470, 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). 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
🍇 Prior → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ German wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Baden
Frequently asked questions
Where does Prior come from?
According to VIVC, from Germany. VIVC names Norbert Becker as the breeder; the cross was made in 1987.
What are the parents of Prior?
According to the breeder, its pedigree is Freiburg 4-61 × Freiburg 236-75; 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.
- 📍 Baden — Germany's southernmost wine region, about 400 km from the Tauber to Lake Constance; the only one in EU zone B, with Burgundy grapes on 61 % of the area.
Similar
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Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Prior
- VIVC: area statistics PRIOR
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Prior N., codice 470
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)