Regent

Regent

The red grapes (also Geilweilerhof 67-198-3) is a new breed interspecific between Diana (Silvaner x Müller-Thurgau) x Chambourcin, an outcome between white and red varieties. The crossing was made ​​in 1967 by Dr. Gerhardt Gerhardt Alleweldt, Erich am (1927-2005) Institute Geilweilerhof Siebeldingen-Palatinate. The name derives from the famous diamond (140.5 carats) from India, who in 1722 at the coronation of Louis XV. (1710-1774) on the crown and was later Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) is often worn as jewelry. He has also graced the sword pommel Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), now is the diamond on display in the Louvre in Paris. The mid-early ripening, frost-resistant variety is considered to be against both mildew toughest New breed . The Plant Variety Protection was granted in 1994, the approval 1995th

The total vineyard area in Germany was in the year 2009 2.122 hectares. For more acreage is in Switzerland, the Netherlands and in Austria (in this case is not as Quality wine grape varieties Approved, but only for wines without geographical indication). The deep red, tannic wine with bold, subtle bouquet reminiscent of Mediterranean wines. Because the father places Chambourcin with American genes, it was regarded as Interspecific crossing , which are banned in the EU for wines with denomination of origin. It has also to 300 mg / l of a high proportion of the anthocyanin malvidin-3 ,5-diglucoside. As for the ban, there was a study. The species was due to lower American genes as' Vitis vinifera, "classified (see hybrids ).