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The white grape variety is an interspecific new variety between Bronner x Gamaret. It was named after the Celtic goddess of the same name, who was responsible for the holy spring of the city of Burdigala (Bordeaux). The goddess is mentioned in a Latin poem by the Roman poet Ausonius (310-395), who lived there. There are genes from Vitis amurensis, Vitis lincecumii, Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera. The hybrid was crossed in 1997 in Switzerland at the institute in Changins by the breeder Jean-Laurent Spring. From the same parents the red variety Divico was created. The early maturing PIWI variety is resistant to botrytis and both types of mildew. It produces white wines with aromas of citrus fruits and floral and mineral notes. It is cultivated in tiny quantities in the canton of Geneva. In 2016, 0.1 hectares of vineyard area were designated (Kym Anderson statistics).

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