The white grape variety originates from Austria. Synonyms grouped by country are Brubler, Burgrebe, Grüne Burgundertraube, Neuburger Alb, Weißer Neuburger (Germany, Austria); Neuburger Bianco (Italy); Neuburger Bijeli (Croatia); Neuburské (Slovakia, Czech Republic); Fehér Neuburger, Fehér Neuburgi (Hungary). According to a story, in 1870 some vine parts were washed up on the banks of the Danube near the village of Oberarnsdorf in the Lower Austrian wine-growing region of Wachau. The winegrowers Kristoff Ferstl (1808-1888), an ancestor of the owner family of the Mantlerhof winery, and Franz Marchendl planted the vine in Arnsdorf...
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