Sylvaner

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Synonym (also Sylvanertraube) for the grape variety Silvaner; see there.

The white grape variety originates from Austria. Over a hundred synonyms testify to its great age. Some of them, grouped alphabetically by country, are Augustiner Weiß, Bötzinger, Fliegentraube, Franken, Frankenriesling, Frankentraube, Grünedel, Grüner Silvaner, Österreicher, Österreichisch, Roter Silvaner, Schönfeilner,(Germany); Feuille Ronde, Gamay Blanc, Gros Riesling, Petite Arvine, Picardon Blanc, Picardou Blanc, Silvain Vert (France); Sylvaner Verde (Italy); Sonoma Riesling (California); Silvanac Zeleni, Silvanai Zeleni (Croatia); Salfin; Salfin Belyi, Salfine Bely (Moldova);

Grüner, Grüner Österreicher, Grüner Zierfandler, Österreicher, Pepitraube, Pepltraube, Sylvaner, Zierfandler (Austria); Gros Plant du Rhin, Gros Rhin, Johannisberg, Rhin (Switzerland); Sylvánské Zelené(Slovakia); Zeleni Silvanec (Slovenia); Cynifadl Zeleny, Cynifal, Cynifal Zeleny, Sylvánské Zelené(Czech Republic); Bálint, Beregi Szilvani, Zöld Szilváni (Hungary). Despite seemingly suggestive synonyms or morphological similarities, it should not be confused with the varieties Elbling (White Silvaner), Österreichisch-Weiß or Sauvignon Blanc (Muskat-Silvaner).

Silvaner - Grüner Silvaner, Weintraube und Blatt

Naming & origin

The name was associated with the Latin "Silva" (meaning "forest") or "saevum" (wild) and derived from wild vines. However, according to DNA analyses carried out by Dr Ferdinand Regner in 1998, it is probably a natural cross between...

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