🍇 Souvignier Gris
Pink-skinned wine grape from Germany; parents Seyval Blanc × Zaehringer; 2 synonyms in VIVC.
Souvignier Gris is a pink-skinned wine grape from Germany.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Seyval Blanc and Zaehringer. The breeder had given the pedigree as Cabernet Sauvignon × Bronner. VIVC names Norbert Becker as the breeder; the cross was made in 1983.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 496, admitted on 20 October 2014.
According to VIVC, it covered 91 ha in Germany (2020). Samples of the variety are kept in one collection.
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
🍇 Souvignier Gris → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ German wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Baden
- Parents
- 🍇 Seyval Blanc
Frequently asked questions
Where does Souvignier Gris come from?
According to VIVC, from Germany. VIVC names Norbert Becker as the breeder; the cross was made in 1983.
What are the parents of Souvignier Gris?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Seyval Blanc and Zaehringer. The breeder had given the pedigree as Cabernet Sauvignon × Bronner.
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.
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Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Souvignier Gris
- VIVC: area statistics SOUVIGNIER GRIS
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Souvignier Gris B., codice 496
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)