Orangetraube

The white grape variety most likely originates from Germany. Synonyms are Gelbe Orangetraube, Orangentraube (Germany); Narancsszölö(Hungary) and Zaehringia Nobilis (Latin).

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Origin

The variety was discovered and selected by the German ampelographer Johann Philipp Bronner (1792-1864) in 1840 near Speyer in Rhineland-Palatinate in the forests along the Rhine. He named it Zaehringia nobilis according to his own classification system, after the old Swabian ruling dynasty of the Zähringers, and gave it the common name orange grape after its intense flavour.

Ancestry

According to DNA analyses carried out in 2021, it originates from a presumably natural cross between Pinot x Chasselas. However, this is based on only 20 DNA markers (see molecular genetics). The variety was long regarded as a wild vine. It has morphological similarities with the Romanian variety Galbenă de Odobești (with the synonym Narancsszölö). The variety was a crossing partner in the new Goldburger variety.

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