Synonym (also Valentin Blattner 86-6) for the grape variety Birstaler Muscat; see there.
The white grape variety is an interspecific new variety between Seyval Blanc x Bacchus. Synonyms are Muscat de la Birse and VB 86-6; eponym is the Rhine tributary Birs. Genes of Vitis lincecumii, Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera are contained....
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