The white grape variety originates from France. The over 120 synonym refer to a high age of the variety. Some of them are Barbarossa Précoce, Chasselas di Falloux, Chasselas Piros, Chasselas Rose Jalabert, Chasselas Fendant Rouge, Chasselas Red, Chasselas Rosa, Chasselas Rosa Reale, Chasselas Rose d’Alsace, Chasselas Rose du Po, Chasselas Rosso, Chasselas Royal Rose, Chrupka Červená, Junker Rot, Plemenka Grasena, Plemenka Kraljevska, Ranka, Rdeča Žlahtnina, Rote Frauentraube, Roter Gutedel, Roter Schönedel, Roter Silberling, Shasla Rozovaya, and Žlahtnina Rdeča. It is a somatic mutation with reddish berry color of the white variety Chasselas. The variety was a crossing partner of the new breeds Angelo Pirovano and Breslava. It is used as pressing grape and table grape. In 2016, no stocks were reported (Statistics Kym Anderson Kym).
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