The red grape variety comes from Austria. Synonyms are Frühe Meraner, Lang's Frühtraube, Lang'sche Frühtraube, Précoce de Lang, Rastignier Grape and Uva Nera. The parentage (parenthood) is unknown. It is a very old, historical grape variety, which is also included in the work "Ampélographie, Traité général de viticulture" published in 1910 by the two ampelographers Victor Vermorel (1848-1927) and Pierre Viala (1859-1936). The variety is no longer of viticultural importance; in 2016 no stocks were recorded (Statistics Kym Anderson).
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