Goosefoot

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The goosefoot , sometimes also called the goosefoot or argant , is an old, strong- growing red wine variety . It is believed to come from southern Europe and is often associated with Spain in French literature. The earliest mention of a grape variety in Deidesheim was in 1504 the grape variety Gänsfüßer. Under the name Genssfüssel , the variety found an entry in the Latin Kreuterbuch of the Palatinate botanist Hieronymus Bock in the 16th century . The Institute for Agricultural Information Rhineland-Palatinate in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse , which operated until 2004 under the nameState teaching and research institute for agriculture, viticulture and horticulture , tries to preserve this variety. In the past, the goosefoot was widespread in the whole of southwest Germany, in southern Styria and in South Tyrol, today it has almost disappeared as a vine , but is still occasionally found as a domestic vine . Especially in Haßloch in the Palatinate, the grape variety still adorns some houses today. An association "Leisböhler Weinkultur Haßloch eV" has now been founded here, which is particularly committed to preserving the goosefoot. It was named after the deeply indented five-lobed leaves reminiscent of goose feet.

The goosefoot is extremely vigorous and can develop tree structures if the conditions are good. Such vigorous growth is not desired in vineyards, but it is still cultivated as a domestic vine in some areas of southwest Germany. Goosefoot is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphroditic flowers and is therefore self-fruiting. In viticulture , the economic disadvantage of not having to grow male plants that produce yield is avoided.

Young red wines from this vine are fruity, not particularly high in alcohol and a bit sour .

According to a DNA analysis carried out in 1998 , the César grape variety is probably a natural cross between a Burgundy variety and goosefoot. Since the genetic differences between Pinot Blanc , Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are extremely small, an exact specification of the Pinot type is not yet available.

Synonyms

The grape variety is also known under the names Argan, Argant, Blauer Gansfüsser, Fenugreek, Buchser, Erlenbacher, Espagnol, Gänsfuesser (Gaensfuesser), Gaensfuesser Blau, Gänsfuessler (Gaensfuessler), Gros Margilien, Espagnol, Gros Margillien, Gros Margillien Arbois Margillin, Rouillot, Schwarzer Erlenbacher, Tokai Chernyi and Tokai Rannii are known.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fritz Schumann: " From the wild grape to the winegrowers' cooperative ". In: Deidesheim - Contributions to the history and culture of a city in the wine country, pp. 301–304
  2. ↑ A SINGLE PAIR OF PARENTS PROPOSED FOR A GROUP OF GRAPEVINE VARIETIES IN NORTHEASTERN FRANCE ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 19 kB), by JE Bowers, R. Siret and CP Meredith as well as by P. This and J.-M. Boursiquot  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ecaaser3.ecaa.ntu.edu.tw

literature

  • H. Ambrosi, E. Dettweiler-Münch, EH Rühl, J. Schmid, F. Schuhmann: color atlas grape varieties . Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-8001-5719-5
  • Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .

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