Aris

The white grape variety (also Geilweilerhof SBL. 2-19-58) is an interspecific new cross between Oberlin 716 (Gamay x Riparia Millardet) x Riesling 91. It contains genes from Vitis riparia and Vitis vinifera. The hybrid was crossed in the 1930s by Dr. Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Müncheberg Mark Brandenburg. The selection took place in 1940 and the name was given in reference to National Socialist ideas. In view of the bad experiences with French hybrids in the decades before, the variety with the Siegfriedrebe, which was created around the same time, was an almost phenomenal success from a breeding-scientific point of view.

Aris - Weintraube und Blatt

Due to its great resistance to both types of powdery mildew and botrytis, as well as to winter frost, wines were produced from it in Germany until the 1980s. Disadvantages were strong yield fluctuations due to the strong tendency to trickle and susceptibility to viruses. Apart from that, it could no longer be used for the production of quality wines anyway because of the EU ban on hybrids. However, the variety continued to be used as a crossing partner for fungus-resistant (PIWI) new varieties at Geilweilerhof (Palatinate). No stocks were reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson). Aris is also a synonym for the grape varieties Alarije (Spain) and Iri Kara (Turkey).

Images: Ursula Brühl, Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)

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