Fontanara

Fontanara is a white wine variety . It is a new breed between the Rieslaner and Müller-Thurgau varieties. The crossing took place in 1951 by Hans Breider at the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture in Veitshöchheim near Würzburg . The plant variety protection and the entry in the list of varieties took place in 1979. Its name goes back to the term freshness source . The namesake refers to the fresh and classy taste of the wines of this variety.

The classy white wine made from it has a slightly distinctive variety bouquet and is similar to Riesling . Fontanara 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.

See also : Viticulture in Germany  and List of Grape Varieties

Synonyms: Breeding line number WÜ B 51-4-10

Parentage: Rieslaner × Müller-Thurgau

Web links

• Fontanara in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
• Walter Hillebrand, Heinz Lott, Franz Pfaff: Paperback of the grape varieties. 13th, revised edition. Fachverlag Fraund, Mainz 2003, ISBN 3-921156-53-X .