🍇 Wildbacher
Dark-skinned wine grape from Austria; one parent is Heunisch Weiss; 43 synonyms in VIVC.
Wildbacher is a dark-skinned wine grape from Austria. In the VIVC catalogue it is listed under the prime name Wildbacher Blau, and the name Wildbacher is among its synonyms.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Heunisch Weiss; the other is unknown.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 303. The register lists the variety as permitted in 6 IGT wines, among them Alto Livenza, Colli Trevigiani, Trevenezie, Marca Trevigiana, Veneto and Veneto Orientale.
According to VIVC, it covered 464 ha in Austria (1999) and 12 ha in Italy (1990). 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 43 synonyms for it, among them Blauer Greutler, Blauer Kracher and Dioljak, so the same grape can turn up under other names. 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
🍇 Wildbacher → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Austrian wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Styria, 📍 Veneto, 📍 Weststeiermark
- Main grape in
- 📍 Styria, 📍 Weststeiermark, 📜 Steirerland
- Related to
- 🍷 Schilcher
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Rosé
- Parents
- 🍇 Gouais Blanc
Frequently asked questions
Where does Wildbacher come from?
According to VIVC, from Austria.
What are the parents of Wildbacher?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Heunisch Weiss; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Wildbacher known?
VIVC lists 43 synonyms for it, among them Blauer Greutler, Blauer Kracher and Dioljak, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Austrian wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 📍 Styria — The Steiermark appellation in south-eastern Austria next to Slovenia; 4,740 ha (2020), three DAC zones and pink Schilcher.
- 🍇 Gouais Blanc — An old white wine grape, known in Germany as Heunisch; an ancestor of Chardonnay, Riesling and Gamay.
- 🍷 Schilcher — A very tart Austrian rosé from the Blauer Wildbacher grape in Styria.
- 📍 Weststeiermark — Home of pink Schilcher.
Similar
🍇 Laska · 🍇 Portugieser Rot · 🍇 Österreichisch Weiss · 🍇 Molinara · 🍇 Rochester · 🍇 Veltliner Rotweiss
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Wildbacher Blau
- VIVC: area statistics WILDBACHER BLAU
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Wildbacher N., codice 303
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)