Boulder (grape variety)

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Boulders in grape varieties are colloquially known as wild-growing and initially unknown varieties whose origins are unclear. The name is also used as a synonym for well-known grape varieties.

  • Franz Kimmig in Oberkirch in Baden-Württemberg selected a variety he had found in 1971. According to DNA analyzes, this is Bouvier , which is still listed under the name “Findling” in Germany's variety register. In the international grape variety database (VIVC) and German grape variety database, it is not listed as a variety, but is a synonym of the Bouvier variety.
  • Another boulder is a mutation probably from Müller-Thurgau . The differences are earlier ripening, lower yields and higher must weight. A DNA determination has not yet taken place.
  • The Findling von Muhen variety with a dark red berry color comes from Switzerland and is named after the municipality of Muhen in the Aarau district in the canton of Aargau . It was found by a Swiss amateur ampelographer . The vine has its own DNA profile that differs from Müller-Thurgau. The origin (parenthood) is unknown. The variety is listed in the international grape variety database (VIVC) with VIVC No. 41572.

Individual evidence

  1. entry boulder on weingueter.de
  2. Federal Statistical Office (2016): Agriculture and Forestry, Fisheries. Agricultural land use - vineyards. Technical series 3 series 3.1.5. P. 24
  3. ^ Information from José Vouillamoz 2016
  4. boulder of mooing - 53800 , entry in the database conservation of cultivated plants in Switzerland by the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture (FOA)
  5. ^ Foundling von Muhen on the VIVC database