Synonym for the grape variety Wildmuskat; see there.
The red grape variety originates from Germany. It was long considered a descendant of the variety Blaufränkisch (Lemberger). According to 2016 DNA analyses, it actually comes from a presumably natural crossbreeding between Sulmer x Noir Hatif de Marseille. The vine was discovered in the 1970s at the Amalienhof winery in the...
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