The white grape variety is a new breeding between Rieslaner x Müller-Thurgau, which was confirmed by DNA analyses conducted in 2013. Synonyms or breeding numbers are Paolina, WU B 51-4-5 and Würzburg B 51-4-5. By the way, the new breeds Albalonga and Fontanara also originated from the same parents. The crossing took place in 1951 by Dr. Hans Breider (1908-2000) at the Bavarian State Institute in Würzburg. According to DNA analyses, it is identical to the variety Paolina grown in Italy). No stocks were reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson).

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