Element One, Vine species and varieties part 4. Crossed and Hybridised varieties

Question 1

Riesling x Madeleine Royale =

Answer 1

Müller - Thurgau

Question 2

Müller-Thurgau blends with what?

Answer 2

Riesling, Silvaner and Kerner ( in Liebfraumilch)

Morio Muscat in aromatic medium white

Question 3

Müller-Thurgau, Good (2) and Bad (2)!

Answer 3

Good, 1. Early ripening, 2. High Yields, if to high dull and flabby wines are produced. Bad, 1. Large thick-skinned berries, prone to rot. 2. The Vine itself is susceptibale to downy mildew, black rot and rotbrenner (fungal disease)

Question 4

Carignan x Cabernet Sauvignon =

Answer 4

Ruby Cabernet

Question 5

Ruby Cabernet blends with what?

Answer 5

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and “lesser quality” black grapes

Question 6

Ruby Cabernet, Good (2) and bad (2)!

Answer 6

Good, 1. Can withstand hot weather, drought resistant., 2. produces high yields. Bad, 1. Poor fruit set and vulnerable to powdery mildew. 2. Wines tend to be flat and lacking structure.

Question 7

Pinot Noir x Cinsault =

Answer 7

Pinotage

Question 8

Pinotage, Good (4) and bad (1)?

Answer 8

Good: 1. Easy to cultivate, being a hardy vine, 2.Ripens well to give high levels if natural sugar and keep good acidity, 3. Yields well, 4. best wines tend to come from older, lower yielding vines. Bad. 1, has a reputation for Isoamyl acetate ( Paint, or rostig spik) smell, lingers despite improvements in winemaking.

Question 9

Seibel 5656 x Seibel 4986 =

Answer 9

Seyval Blanc

Question 10

Seyval Blanc, Good (2) and Bad (1)!

Answer 10

Good, 1. Yields well and ripens early, 2. Relatively Resistance to diseases so a candidate for organic viticulture in challenging areas. Bad, 1. Outlawed by the Eu for quality wine production, has some non-vinifera genes.

Question 11

(Précoce de Malingre x Vitis amurensis) x St. laurent =

Answer 11

Rondo

Question 12

Rondo blends with what?

Answer 12

Dornfelder and Pinot Noir

Question 13

Rondo, Good (3) and Bad (2)?

Answer 13

Good, 1. Early Ripening with high resistant to frost and disease, 2. Produces intensely coloured ruby-red wines, 3. May be used in quality production as its remarkably vinifera-like. Bad: 1, occasionally suffers from powdery Mildew, 2. Can often ripen to early.

Question 14

Ugni Blanc x 4986 Seibel =

Answer 14

Vidal

Question 15

Vidal blends with what?

Answer 15

Riesling in Canada

Question 16

Vidal, Good (2) and Bad (1)!

Answer 16

Good: 1. Winter Hardiness, resistant to frost. 2, Thick skin makes it good for sweet, late harvested ( ej botrytis) and ice wine. Bad, 1. Ice wines usually lack the elegance of Riesling, But the best are very fine.