Dove black
| Dove black | |
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| Synonyms | Blue hanging, sweet red - for more see section synonyms |
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| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | black |
| use | |
| origin | Tauberfranken , Hohenlohe |
| known since | 1726 |
| VIVC no. | 16156 (as dove black) |
| ancestry | |
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unknown |
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| List of grape varieties | |
In Tauberschwarz is an indigenous red variety from the Tauber - and Vorbach in the wine region Tauberfranken . The variety is old and its origin is unknown. As a "regionally typical grape variety", Tauberschwarz has been included in the Ark of Taste by the Slow Food organization . The Tauberschwarz produces light, fruity red wines with a slightly light color, in ripe, good years also garnet red, then also a spicy kind. The berries only have thin skin and are therefore sensitive to gray mold rot ( Botrytis cinerea ).
See also the articles Viticulture in Germany , Viticulture in the Czech Republic and Viticulture in Croatia as well as the list of grape varieties .
history
Tauberschwarz was first mentioned by name in a decree of the Hochstift Würzburg from 1726 during the reign of Count Karl Ludwig von Hohenlohe zu Weikersheim . In the middle of the last century, vineyards with pigeon black could only be found in the vineyards of Laudenbach (Vorbachtal) and Weikersheim (Taubertal). In the 1950s, the vineyards were cleared with pigeon black as part of the reorganization of the vineyards, so that it was considered extinct until 1959, before the last 400 remaining vines were found in a vineyard in Ebertsbronn in the Vorbach valley.
At the beginning of the 1960s, the state teaching and research institute for viticulture and fruit growing in Weinsberg tried to revive the variety through breeding. The application for entry in the list of varieties was made in 1987, whereupon the clone We 600 was registered in the spring of 1994. Since October 1996, the grape variety has been approved in the Stuttgart administrative region for the Main-Tauber district and two communities in the Hohenlohe district .
distribution
In 1986 there was still around 1 hectare of wooded area in the Tauber and Vorbach valleys; 15 years later the viticulture cadastre again showed 10 hectares.
The vineyards in Germany were distributed among the individual growing areas in 2007 as follows:
| Wine region | Vineyards (hectares) |
|---|---|
| Ahr | - |
| to bathe | 3 |
| Francs | 2 |
| Hessian mountain road | - |
| Middle Rhine | - |
| Moselle | - |
| Near | - |
| Palatinate | - |
| Rheingau | - |
| Rheinhessen | - |
| Saale-Unstrut | - |
| Saxony | - |
| Stargarder Land | - |
| Württemberg | 9 |
| Total Germany 2007 | 14th |
Source: Vineyard statistics from March 13, 2008, Federal Statistical Office , Wiesbaden 2008 in Descriptive Variety List of the Federal Variety Office 2008, page 198ff.
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. It is green-reddish in color.
- The medium-sized leaves are rounded in shape. (see also the article sheet shape )
- The grape is medium-sized and has loose berries. The round berries are medium-sized and dark blue in color. The berries have only a thin skin.
Synonyms
The Tauberschwarz grape variety is also known under the names Blaue Franconia grape, Blauer Hängling, Blauer Hartwegstraube, Grobrot, Häusler, Süßrot, Karmazyn (in the Czech Republic) and Viesanka (in Croatia ).
Individual evidence
literature
- Walter Hillebrand, Heinz Lott and Franz Pfaff: Paperback of the grape varieties . 13th edition. Fachverlag Fraund, Mainz 2003, ISBN 3-921156-53-X .
- Christine Krämer: Grape varieties in Württemberg - origin, introduction, distribution and the quality of wines from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Ostfildern 2006, ISBN 3-7995-5507-2 .
Web links
- Tauberschwarz in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
- Information page of the rural service centers
- Tauberschwarz in the information portal of the vine grower Antes Grape Show
- Slow Food Germany: Ark of Taste