The red grape variety (breeding no. FR 523-89 r) is a new variety between Seibel 7053 (Chancellor) x (Merzling x (Zarya Severa x Muskat-Ottonel)) = Solaris (FR 240-75). It contains genes from Vitis amurensis, Vitis labrusca, Vitis lincecumii, Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera. The hybrid was crossed in 1989 at the State Viticulture Institute in Freiburg (Baden-Württemberg). It was granted plant variety protection with the status of a variety of the species Vitis vinifera in 2003.
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