The white grape variety originates from Austria. There are around 80 synonyms that testify to the age of the vine and its widespread distribution in Central Europe. The most important, grouped alphabetically by country, are Veltliner (Germany); Valtelin Blanc, Valteliner, Valteliner Blanc, Valteliner Vert, Veltliner Verde (France); Cima Bianca (Italy); Veltlinac Zeleni (Croatia); Gruner Veltliner (New Zealand); Dreimänner, Falkensteiner, Feldlinger, Grauer Veltliner, Grüne Manhardsrebe, Grüner, Grüner Muskateller, Grüner Weißgipfler, GrüVe, GV, Manhardsrebe, Manhardtraube, Manhartsrebe, Mauhardsrebe, Mouhardrebe, Veltliner, Weißer, Weißer Raifler, Weißer Reifler, Weißgipfler (Austria); Bielospicak, Veltlínské Zelené (Slovakia); Zeleni Veltlinec (Slovenia); Veltliner (South Tyrol); Tarant Bily, Veltlínské Zelené (Czech Republic); Fehérhegyue, Zoeld Veltelini, Zoeld Velteliny (Hungary).
Genetic features suggest that the leading variety Roter Veltliner is likely an ancestor. Through DNA analyses conducted in 1998 by biologist Dr. Ferdinand Regner, the Traminer was identified as a parent variety. The second parent was still unknown until a very old vine was discovered in 2000 in the Burgenland municipality of St. Georgen. The previously unknown variety was named after the discovery site St. Georgen and turned out to be the mother variety after DNA analyses conducted in 2007 by Regner.
In 2023, it received the official designation of the main name Mater Veltlinis....
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