The white grape variety is an interspecific new variety between Alföld 100 x Seyve-Villard 12-375 (Villard Blanc). Synonyms or cultivar numbers are Hybrid C 43, Kristall, Kristalli, Kristaly, Kroystallo Proimo, Krystal and Krystalli. Genes of Vitis amurensis, Vitis berlandieri, Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera are included. The hybrid was crossed by the private breeder Kriszten György in Hungary. It was a crossing partner of the Serbian new variety Kosmopolita. The vine is resistant to both powdery mildews, but susceptible to botrytis. It is used as a wine grape and also as table grape. No stocks were reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson statistics).
Pictures: Ursula Brühl, Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
Serious sources on the internet are rare - and Wine lexicon from wein.plus is one such source. When researching for my articles, I regularly consult the wein.plus encyclopaedia. There I get reliable and detailed information.
Thomas Götz
Weinberater, Weinblogger und Journalist; Schwendi