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 (lit. 'Victory vine') 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)