Pearl Riesling

Pearl Riesling is a white wine variety . It is a new breed from Riesling and Perle from Csaba . The crossing was done by Josef Csizmazia at the test station for viticulture and cellar management in Eger , Hungary . Jozef Csizmazia received the Peter Morio Medal in 1994 for his breeds. The Hungarian name of the grape variety is Gyöngyrizling.

The rather acidic , extract-rich wine has a pronounced aromatic bouquet that it inherited from the pearl of Csaba.

See also : Viticulture in Hungary  and List of Grape Varieties

Synonyms: Gyongyrizling, Merengö 2

Parentage: Riesling (clone GM 239) × pearl from Csaba .

Web links

• Pearl Riesling 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 .