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Souvignier gris

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Souvignier gris

Souvignier gris is a white German wine grape variety that was created in 1983 by Dr. Norbert Becker. It is a cross between Seyval blanc and Zähringer, but was originally thought to be a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Bronner.

History and lineage

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Souvignier gris was developed in 1983 at the viticultural research institute of Freiburg, Germany, and DNA analysis has shown it to be a cross between Seyval Blanc and Zähringer.[1]

Originally reported lineage

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Bronner, one of the supposed parent varieties of Souvignier gris.

Souvignier gris was originally incorrectly registered as a cross between the red French wine grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon and the white German grape crossing previously created by Becker known as Bronner.[2]

Bronner was also developed by Becker in 1975 at the viticultural research institute of Freiburg, and is a crossing of the hybrid varieties Merzling (mother vine) and Geisenheim 6494 (father vine).[3] Geisenheim 6494 is a crossing of Zarya Severa with St. Laurent while Zähringer is a crossing between Gewürztraminer and Riesling.[4][5]


The other supposed parent, Cabernet Sauvignon, would have made Souvignier gris a grandchild variety of the white variety Sauvignon blanc and the red variety Cabernet Franc.[6]

Synonyms

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As a relatively recently created grape crossing, Souvignier gris is not known under many other names with only the breeding codes FR 392-83 and Freiburg 392-83 being listed as officially recognized synonyms by the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Souvignier gris". Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  2. ^ "Souvignier gris (2014)". Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  3. ^ "Bronner". Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2023-08-01. ]
  4. ^ "Geisenheim 6494". Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  5. ^ "Zähringer". Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  6. ^ "Cabernet Sauvignon". Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Retrieved 2023-08-01.