Eyholzer

Eyholzer is an autochthonous red wine variety from the Swiss canton of Valais . The grape variety is grown in the village of Eyholz near Visp (0.25 hectares, status 2007, source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG). The classic vine training method is the pergola . DNA analyzes by José Vouillamoz have confirmed that the Eyholzer is related to grape varieties from the Italian Aosta Valley . The red wine has a currant aroma and is very tannic .

origin

The Eyholzer belongs to a group of grape varieties that have been able to maintain themselves in the geographical island location of the Alpine regions of Italy and the Valais in Switzerland. The following varieties belong to this group:

• Red wine varieties: Bonda , Cornalin d'Aoste , Cornalin du Valais , Crovassa , Durize , Eyholzer, Fumin , Goron de Bovernier , Mayolet , Ner d'Ala , Petit-Rouge , Prëmetta / Prié rouge, Roussin , Roussin de Morgex , Vien de Nus , Vuillermin .
• White wine varieties: Completer , Himbertscha , Humagne Blanche , Lafnetscha , Petite Arvine , Planscher , Prié Blanc , Resi .

Synonyms

Hibou noir (Galet 1990) in Savoy , not to be confused with the Hibou Rouge (Galet 1990), Roter Eyholzer. The Avana described from the Susa Valley (Schneider & Mannini 2006) is identical to Hibou rouge (Galet 1990).

ancestry

autochthonous grape variety in Valais

See also

• Viticulture in Switzerland
• List of grape varieties

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .

Individual evidence

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