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Brown white Veltliner

This white grape variety comes from Austria. It belongs to the large Veltliner group. The name is derived from the brownish-grey berries. Synonyms are Bachovichka Belina, Brauner Veltliner, Gelbling, Todträger and Wachler. In the Vivc catalogue there is also an independent variety Brauner Veltliner. According to a DNA analysis carried out by Dr. Ferdinand Regner in 1996, Braunweiß Veltliner is a mutation of Roter Veltliner. However, the Swiss biologist Dr. José Vouillamoz doubts this, but confusingly refers to Brauner Veltliner (in Wine Grapes). Brauner Veltliner, in turn, is also a synonym for the Moldovan variety Tigvoasa. Nothing is known about possible relationships between these varieties.

Brauner Veltliner - Weintraube und Blatt

Due to morphological similarities, the vine has often been mistaken for Österreichisch-Weiß. The synonym Todträger (death bearer ) refers to the richness of the yield. In the 1920s, this vine, which was therefore coveted in the past, was still one of the main varieties in Lower Austria and was also very widespread in Hungary. Today it is still cultivated there in small quantities, for example by the organic winery Alois Raubal in Gumpoldskirchen (Thermenregion). There are also a few vines in the vine museum of the Franz Leth winery in Fels am Wagram. No stocks were identified in 2016 (Kym Anderson).

Source: Wine Grapes / J. Robinson, J. Harding, J. Vouillamoz / Penguin Books Ltd. 2012
Images: Ursula Brühl, Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)

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