The viticulture expert Prof. Ing. Vilém Kraus (1924-2013) is considered the most important Czech viticulture expert of the 20th century (his namesake son was a winemaker). He studied agricultural and forestry engineering as well as agriculture in Prague. He spent a large part of his life at Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, focusing on the research and Neuzüchtung of Rebsorte and Unterlage & Unterlagsrebe. Many new grape varieties were created either by him or his team. These included Arolanka, Cerason, Erilon, Fratava, GM 6493 and GM 6494, K1 (rootstock), Kofranka, Laurot, Malverina, Marlen, Nativa, Neronet, Rinot, Rondo (base variety), Rubinet, Savilon, Serena, Sibera, and Vesna. In the 1980s, he developed the Erziehungsform Vertiko.
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The glossary is a monumental achievement and one of the most important contributions to wine knowledge. Of all the encyclopaedias I use on the subject of wine, it is by far the most important. That was the case ten years ago and it hasn't changed since.
Andreas Essl
Autor, Modena