Ortega (grape variety)

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Leaves and grapes of the white Ortega grape variety

The white wine variety Ortega was crossed in 1948 by Hans Breider at the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture in Veitshöchheim from Müller-Thurgau x Siegerrebe and classified in 1972. Breider dedicated the Ortega variety to the philosopher José Ortega y Gasset . The entry in the list of varieties took place in 1981 after the plant variety protection had been granted in 1971 .

The wine is characterized by its fine bouquet and its harmonious fullness. It is considered storable and expands its advantages by a bottle maturation . However, there are no really "great" wines made from Ortega grapes. The aroma is not as complex as that of the White Burgundy or Gray Burgundy grapes. This is another reason why Ortega grapes are also traded as table grapes . The fruit is relatively low in acidity and ripens early.

See also the articles Viticulture in Germany and Viticulture in the United Kingdom and the list of grape varieties .

distribution

In Germany, 475 hectares (= 0.5% of the German vineyards) were planted with the Ortega grape variety in 2016 , 454 hectares of which were in Rhineland-Palatinate . The area has been declining for several years. In 2006 there were still 686 hectares of arable land, after 1054 hectares were surveyed in 1999. In 1994 the area under vines was even 1,250 hectares. Smaller stocks are also known in England.

The vineyards in Germany are distributed among the individual growing areas as follows:

Wine region Vineyards (hectares)
Ahr 1
to bathe below 0
Francs 16
Hessian mountain road -
Middle Rhine 0
Moselle 11
Near 10
Palatinate 172
Rheingau -
Rheinhessen 247
Saale-Unstrut 3
Saxony -
Stargarder Land 1
Württemberg 1
Total Germany 2007 460

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Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is very hairy with white wool, with a crimson tinge. The green, reddish-spotted young leaves are still slightly hairy
  • The medium-sized, almost pentagonal leaves (see also the article leaf shape ) are three-lobed and slightly to medium-deeply indented. The stalk bay is V-shaped (or lyren-shaped ) open to closed. The leaf margin is serrated to a point. Compared to other grape varieties, the teeth are set medium wide.
  • The pyramidal grape is medium-sized, sometimes shouldered and loose to dense berries (depending on the degree of trickling ). The slightly oval berries are medium-sized and golden yellow in color. The juice of the berries is almost neutral in taste.

Ortega sprouts medium early and does not always avoid late spring frosts. The winter frost resistance is good. The moderately growing variety produces very good yields. However, it has a strong tendency to trickle . In general, however: if the vine is not sufficiently cut back (→ Training system ), there is a risk too high yields with the concomitant reduction in quality. In the event of an infection with the stickworm- transmitted brushwood disease , the crop failure is greater than the average compared to other grape varieties.

It often reaches high must weights . On average, the must weight is around 20 degrees Oechsle above that of Müller-Thurgau.

The grape variety ripens almost at the same time as the Gutedel and is therefore very early ripening for a white grape variety.

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 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German Wine Institute : Statistics 2017/2018 . Mainz 2018 ( germanwines.de [PDF]).
  2. ↑ a b Agricultural land use - Vineyards, specialist series 3 series 3.1.5, by Destatis , published on March 16, 2018; accessed on August 12, 2018
  3. ^ German Wine Institute : Statistics 2007/2008 . Mainz 2007 ( deutscheweine.de ( memento from September 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) [PDF; 430 kB ]).
  4. ↑ German Wine Institute : Statistics 2004/2005 . Mainz 2004 ( deutscheweine.de ( memento from September 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) [PDF; 777 kB ]).
  5. ↑ Horst Diedrich Mohr (Ed.): Color atlas diseases, pests and beneficial insects on the grapevine. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4148-5 .