Green Valtellina

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Green Valtellina
Synonyms Weißgipfler - for more see section Synonyms
Green Valtellina
Art Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color green
use
origin Lower Austria
VIVC no. 12930
ancestry

Random crossing of
Traminer × St. Georgen

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A leaf of the Grüner Veltliner grape variety
Green Valtellina

Grüner Veltliner ( vɛltˈliːnɐ or fɛltˈliːnɐ ) or Weißgipfler is a white wine variety . It is the most important and most widespread grape variety from Austria and is often viewed abroad as the Austrian national variety. Above all, she finds optimal location conditions in Lower Austria .

origin

The Grüner Veltliner is the most important autochthonous grape variety from Lower Austria . The variety previously known as "(Green) Muscatel" can be traced back to the middle of the 16th century in Lower Austria.

ancestry

Natural crossing of Traminer × St. Georgen .

The second parent is referred to by the HBLA Klosterneuburg as St. Georgen after the place where it was found in St. Georgen am Leithagebirge . The grape may have been referred to locally as the green muscatel. The mother vine, which is around 400 years old, was badly damaged by vandalism in February 2011, so it was feared that it would no longer sprout. Comprehensive care made it possible to raise several shoots by May 2011. In June 2012, 400 vines were planted, the first grapes were harvested in 2014 and the maiden harvest was carried out in 2015.

The Grüner Veltliner is not related to the Frühroten Veltliner and Roten Veltliner .

Ampelographic features

  • The shoot tip is very hairy with white wool.
  • The leaf is medium-sized, five-lobed and deeply indented.
  • The grapes are very large, densely berried, conical, shouldered, with large berries.

Maturity: medium late

Properties, claims

  • The vines have medium to strong shoots.
  • Requires early to medium-early locations and prefers medium-heavy to light, but not too dry soils. Loess soils are very suitable.
  • On soils that are too heavy and lime-rich, the variety easily gets chlorosis .

Yield

With good soil and location conditions, the variety regularly delivers high yields. The very fertile variety requires appropriate yield regulation if certain quality levels are to be achieved.

distribution

Green Valtellina

The most widespread grape in Austria , especially in Lower Austria , is rarely grown outside of its homeland, apart from a few smaller Central European regions, such as the Czech Republic in Slovakia or Hungary . It thrives particularly well on loess soils such as in the northern Weinviertel , where the vine finds optimal conditions in soil and climate, as well as in the Wachau , in the Kamptal , Kremstal and on the Wagram . Rediscovered in the 20th century, it is now the variety in Austria, where it reached an area of ​​14,375 ha in 2015, (47.1% of the cultivated white wine growing area) it takes first place by a clear margin from the Welschriesling variety .

The vineyards in Austria were distributed among the individual growing areas in 2015 as follows:

Wine region Vineyard area in ha
Carnuntum 192.50
Eisenberg 28.32
Kamptal 1,982.08
Kremstal 1,302.98
Leithaberg 519.77
Central Burgenland 86.27
Lake Neusiedl 696.20
Southern Styria 0.86
Thermal region 178.99
Traisental 477.42
Vulkanland Styria 2.77
Wachau 765.53
Wagram 1,330.29
Weinviertel 6,671.68
West Styria 0.00
Vienna 137.20
Total Austria 2015 14,372.86

The worldwide cultivation area of ​​the Grüner Veltliner variety was 18,849 hectares in 2010. In Germany there have been various attempts since the beginning of the 20th century to make this variety, which was to be found in many mixed sets up until the 1930s, at home again, see below in the Palatinate , in Rheinhessen and in the Rheingau , but also in Württemberg , on the Nahe and in Saxony . According to the Federal Statistical Office, the area under vines planted with Grüner Veltliner in Germany was 24 hectares in 2016. In South Tyrol , cultivation is concentrated in the Eisack Valley , where in warm locations between 500 and 650 meters above sea level. d. M., preferably on gravel soils, 27 hectares of vineyards are planted with Grüner Veltliner (as of 2018). Smallest stocks are also known in Switzerland (0.84 ha, as of 2014).

The Grüner Veltliner can also be found overseas, for example in Australia and especially in New Zealand . Currently about 40 hectares have been planted. In the United States there are around a dozen Grüner Veltliner producers in various states. Further cultivation trials are currently being undertaken in India.

Wine

Their wines impress with their intense bouquet and freshness. Typically, pleasant aromas of white pepper or tobacco can be identified, but the more intense nose and the taste of citrus and fruit ( peach ) are usually excellent . A good Grüner Veltliner impresses with its freshness on the palate and, contrary to popular opinion, which is based on many rather moderate Grüner Veltliners, can be stored accordingly. When tasting older wines, high-quality Veltliner impress time and again with their amazing freshness.

The first Austrian DAC wine, the Weinviertel DAC , was dedicated to the Grüner Veltliner . Since 2006 there has also been another DAC made from this grape variety with the Traisental DAC , since the 2007 vintage a third - the Kremstal DAC, which is the first DAC to allow a reserve line in the white wine sector.

Synonyms

. Quality species list in Austria only lt for variety identification Grüner Veltliner and Weißgipfler allowed. A total of 75 synonyms for the grape variety are known: Bielospicak, Cima Bianca, Cimaverde, Dreimaenner, Feherhegyue, Feldlinger, Green Veltliner, Gruen Muskateller, Gruene Manhardsrebe, Gruener, Gruener Muskateler, Gruener Muskateller, Gruener Velteliner, Gruener Veltliner, Gruener Weissgipfleller , Manhardsrebe, Manhardtraube, Manhartsrebe, Mouhardrebe, Mouhardsrebe, Muskatel, Muskatel Zeleny, Plinia Austriaca, Ranfol Bianco, Ranfol Bijeli, Ranfol Weisser, Rdeci Veltinec, Reifler Weiss, Ryvola Bila, Tarant Bily, Valtelin Blanc, Valtelina Vert , Valteliner Vert, Velteliner Gruener, Velteliner Gruner, Velteliner Vert, Velteliner Weisser, Veltelini Zoeld, Veltlin Zeleny, Veltlinac Zeleni, Veltlinec, Veltliner, Veltliner Blanc, Veltliner Grun, Veltliner Gruner, Veltliner Zelene, Veltii Vert, Veltlinsky Zeleny, Vetlinac, Vetlinac Zeleni, Weisser, Weisser Raifler, Weisser Reifler, Weisser Valtel iner, Weisser Velteliner, Weisser Veltliner, Weissgipfler, Weissgipfler Gruener, Yesil Veltliner, Zeleni Veltlinec, Zeleni Vetlinac, Zeleny Muskatel, Zleni Veltinac, Zoeld Muskotaly, Zoeld Muskotalynak, Zoeld Veltelini, Zoeld Veltelinini . The variety name is sometimes used in an abbreviated form such as GrüVe, GruVe or GV (pronounced GeVau).

literature

  • Ferdinand Regner : Origin of our grape varieties: Grüner Veltliner, Blaufränkisch and St. Laurent . In: Der Winzer 04/2007.
  • Hans Ambrosi , Bernd HE Hill, Erika Maul, Erst H. Rühl, Joachim Schmid, Fritz Schuhmann: Color Atlas Grape Varieties , 3rd Edition, Eugen Ulmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8001-5957-4 .
  • Ferdinand Regner : Directory of Austrian quality wine varieties and their clones , 2008, LFZ Klosterneuburg.
  • Klaus Egle: The Austrian Wine . Verlag Pichler, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-85431-403-5 , p. 64 f .
  • Jancis Robinson (Ed.): The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 , pp. 296 .
  • Erich Landsteiner: Muskateller, vulgo Veltliner. How the (Grüner) Veltliner got its name and why it couldn't have been imported to Lower Austria until the 18th century. In: Vinaria 8/2008, pp. 44-47.
  • Thomas N. Burg: Grüner Veltliner Superstar In: Weinherbst 2010 . Supplement to the “Wiener Zeitung” from October 30, 2010, pp. 34–39.
  • Viktor Siegl : In search of the pepper. In: Weinherbst 2013. Publisher supplement to Wiener Zeitung of November 2, 2013, pp. 4–7.
  • Grüner Veltliner - a portrait of Austria's trendsetter and its winemakers , editorial management: Alexander Magrutsch, ed. Österreichischer Agrarverlag, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-7040-2263-9 .

Movies

  • As a gift - wine country Austria. Weinviertel - where the pepper grows. Documentary, Austria, 2012, 24:30 min., Script and director: Claudia Pöchlauer, production: Interspot Film, ORF , series: Gifted - Weinland Austria, first broadcast: December 2nd, 2012 on ORF 2 , summary by ORF.

Web links

Commons : Grüner Veltliner  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Grüner Veltliner  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Veltliner, the. In: Duden. Retrieved November 30, 2015 . ; Veltlin, das. In: Duden. Retrieved November 30, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Erich Landsteiner: Muskateller, vulgo Veltliner. How the (Grüner) Veltliner got its name and why it couldn't have been imported to Lower Austria until the 18th century. In: Vinaria 8/2008, p. 44.
  3. ↑ Parent of Grüner Veltliner found ( memento of the original from May 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.der-winzer.at
  4. ↑ Vandals destroy ancient grapevines, courier ( Memento from February 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Historical Veltliner vine survives the act of vandalism in the standard from May 5, 2011
  6. ↑ Planting the St. Georgen vine
  7. ↑ Weingarten Baseline Survey 2015, Statistics Austria
  8. ^ Documentation Austria Wine . Österreichische Weinmarketingserviceges.mbH (ÖWM), Vienna 2017, p. 14th ff . ( oesterreichwein.at - WeingartenBasic Survey 2015).
  9. ↑ Kym Anderson, Nanda R. Aryal: Which Winegrape Varieties are Grown Where? National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 and 2010 ; Wine Economics Research Center, University of Adelaide, South Australia, December 2013, revised July 2014. engl.
  10. ^ Johann Werfring: Veltliner meets worldliner. In: Wiener Zeitung of September 13, 2013, supplement “Wiener Journal”, pp. 36–39.
  11. ↑ Johann Werfring: Wine tour through South Tyrol - Part 1 In: Wiener Zeitung , October 27, 2017, supplement “Wiener Journal”, pp. 36–37.
  12. ↑ Veltliner article on suedtirolwein.com
  13. ↑ The 2014 Wine Year. (PDF; 1.1 MB) (No longer available online.) April 21, 2015, archived from the original on July 10, 2015 ; accessed on November 30, 2015 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.blw.admin.ch
  14. ↑ Grüner Veltliner has become a cult. In: Salzburger Nachrichten. May 27, 2013, accessed November 30, 2015 .
  15. ↑ This Viktor Siegl , longtime tasting manager at the Austrian Weinzeitschrtift Vinaria "How the grape variety in general, for a long time underestimated the shelf life of Veltliner in particular." Viktor Siegl: Looking for the peppery in: "Wine Autumn 2013", publishing a supplement to “Wiener Zeitung” of November 2, 2013, p. 7.
  16. ↑ Grüner Veltliner in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English) accessed in August 2020