The red grape variety is an interspecific new cross between Merlot x Seibel 13666. It contains genes from Vitis berlandieri, Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera. The hybrid was crossed in the former USSR. It is also cultivated in the Czech Republic. However, no stock was reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson statistics).
Pictures: Ursula Brühl, Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
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