Designation (also mother vine) for a vine in a vineyard with particularly good characteristics such as yield (high-yielding), time of ripening (early or late), grape shape (e.g. loose-grained) or resistance (e.g. frost, drought, fungus). These are determined after appropriate observation over years and used for vegetative propagation. For more information on this topic, see also Massive selection, Vine nursery and Breeding.
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Domäne Wachau (Wachau)