Black Oberlin

Schwarzer Oberlin is a very rare red wine variety today . It was bred around 1900 by Christian Oberlin (1831–1915) at the Oberlin Institute he founded in 1897 near Colmar in Alsace . The variety is resistant to phylloxera and downy mildew . It used to be widespread in Alsace and, after 1918, in France . In the 1958 vineyard census, almost 4,500 hectares of vineyards were recorded there. Today it is said to be grown on a larger scale in Paraguay . Smaller remnants can also be found in the Savoie wine-growing region .

The variety was bred from Vitis riparia and Gamay Noir and served as a cross partner for Castor and Siegfriedrebe from the Geilweilerhof Institute for Vine Breeding in Siebeldingen .

A vine of this rare variety can be found on the castle wall of Blankenberg Castle .

See also the article Viticulture in France and the list of grape varieties .

Parentage: Vitis riparia x Gamay

Synonyms: Oberlin Noir, Oberlin 595

Web links

• Schwarzer Oberlin in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

literature

• Norbert Tischelmayer: Wine Glossary . 2777 terms around the wine, Np Buchverlag, Mail 2001, ISBN 3853261779
• Pierre Galet : Cépages et vignobles de France, Tome 1 - les vignes américaines . 2nd Edition. 1988, ISBN 2-902771-03-7 .
• Pierre Galet: Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .