Siegerrebe

Siegerrebe
Grape (Vitis)
Color of berry skinBlanc
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledAlzey 7957
OriginGermany
Notable regionsGermany, UK and United States
Notable winesVarietal wine
VIVC number11781

Siegerrebe (literally "Victory vine" in German) is a white wine grape that is grown primarily in Germany with some plantings in England, Vancouver Island,[1] Washington state,[2] British Columbia's North Okanagan and Fraser Valley[3] and Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley along with a small planting in Tasmania, Australia at Every Man and His Dog Vineyard,[4] and another in the Finger Lakes AVA in New York State.[5] Siegerrebe was created by German viticulturalist Dr. Georg Scheu (1879-1949) in 1929 at a grape-breeding institute in Alzey in Rheinhessen, by crossing Madeleine Angevine and Gewürztraminer.[6][7] However, Georg Scheu's son Heinz Scheu has claimed in a book that Siegerrebe was the result of self-pollination of Madeleine Angevine.[7] Siegerrebe received varietal protection and was released for general cultivation in Germany in 1958.[7]

In 2019, there were 71 hectares (180 acres) of Siegerrebe in Germany with a decreasing trend, in similarity with other "new breeds" of white varieties.[8] In Belgium, it is authorised for all still wine AOCs : Côtes de Sambre et Meuse,[9] Hageland,[10] Haspengouw,[11] et Heuvelland.[12]

  1. ^ Jancis Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wine pg 253 Octopus Publishing 1986 ISBN 978-1-85732-999-5
  2. ^ R. Irvine & Walter Clore The Wine Project pg 436 Sketch Publications 1997 ISBN 0-9650834-9-7
  3. ^ Fraser Valley
  4. ^ Recline Ridge Vineyards & Winery
  5. ^ "Knapp Winery". Knapp Winery. 2024-09-22. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  6. ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Siegerrebe Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on May 16, 2008
  7. ^ a b c Wein-Plus Glossar: Siegerrebe, accessed on January 22, 2013
  8. ^ [Quelle: Statistisches Bundesamt (2021): Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Fischerei. Landwirtschaftliche Bodennutzung – Rebflächen. Fachserie 3 Reihe 3.1.5.Landwirtschaftliche Bodennutzung - Rebflächen -2021
  9. ^ Decree text of Côtes de Sambre et Meuse (in French)
  10. ^ Decree text of Hageland (in Dutch)
  11. ^ Decree text of Haspengouw (in Dutch)
  12. ^ Decree text of Heuvelland (in Dutch)