🍇 Ranfol
White wine grape of Slovenia, VIVC prime name Ranfol Beli (no. 9908); a permitted variety in four Slovenian wine districts.
Ranfol is a white wine grape variety (Vitis vinifera subsp. sativa) from Slovenia. VIVC passport number 9908 records the prime name RANFOL BELI, white berry skin colour, hermaphrodite flowers, use as a wine grape and Slovenia as the country of origin.
According to VIVC the parents are Heunisch Weiss (Gouais Blanc) and Vulpea. No breeder or year of crossing is given. The passport lists 17 synonyms, among them Ranfol, Ranfol Bijeli, Ramfol, Belina Pleterje, Divjak, Divljak, Plavis, Praskava Belina, Sremska Lipovina, Stajerska Belina, Urbanka and Vrbanka. VIVC also marks the variety as registered in the European Catalogue of grapevine varieties and gives four holding institutions, in France, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia.
In Slovenia, the rulebook on the list of geographical indications for wines and on vine variety selection (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no. 49/2007, Annex 2) lists Ranfol as a permitted (dovoljena) variety, not a recommended one, in four wine districts: Srednje Slovenske gorice and Haloze in the Štajerska Slovenija region, Bizeljsko Sremič, and Dolenjska. The rulebook states that vines may be planted only in varieties it lists.
On an EU wine label the name of a variety may be used if at least 85 % of the wine comes from it (Article 50 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33).
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Ranfol → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Slovenian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Styrian Slovenia
- Parents
- 🍇 Vulpea, 🍇 Gouais Blanc
Frequently asked questions
What colour are Ranfol grapes?
According to VIVC, the berry skin of Ranfol is white.
What are the parents of Ranfol?
VIVC gives Heunisch Weiss (Gouais Blanc) and Vulpea as the parents.
Is Ranfol permitted in Slovenia?
Yes: Slovenian rulebook no. 49/2007 lists it as a permitted variety in Srednje Slovenske gorice, Haloze, Bizeljsko Sremič and Dolenjska.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Slovenian wine — Slovenian wine: about 17,500 ha of vineyards, three wine regions, nine districts and 17 designations in the EU register.
- 📍 Styrian Slovenia — The hills of Jeruzalem, Ormož and Maribor.
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Sources
- VIVC passport 9908 (RANFOL BELI)
- Pravilnik o seznamu geografskih označb za vina in trsnem izboru, Uradni list RS, št. 49/2007 (Priloga 2)
- Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Article 50 (name of wine grape variety)
- Wikidata