The white grape variety is a seedling of unknown origin. Synonyms are Mosel grape, rosary, rosary grape and white rosary. The name refers to the Palatine landowner and sparkling wine producer Georg Peter Fitz (1792-1867), who brought the vine from Franconia. In the municipality of Ellerstadt there is still a villa of the family today, where different grape varieties...
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