Life Style / Wine Grapes / Blaufränkisch: Once thought to be a Gamay type clone variety but now regarded as a separate variety grown in Austria. New evidence from DNA profiling possibly indicates a parentage of Gouais Blanc and an unknown variety (possibly Blauer Zierfandler). Used to produce dry, fruity red wines. Has many synonym names including Blue Frank (or French) in N. America (N.B: Not to be confused with the Blue French synonym name for the Black Spanish tablegrape) and Gam? where grown in Bulgaria. The grape is also grown in Germany under the name Limberger or Lemberger. Also known as the K?kfrankos grape in Hungary and currently the main ingredient partly replacing Kadarka Blau in the red wine blend once famous as 'Egri Bikaver'. According to a recent database search this variety has over 40 synonym names in countries spread over Eastern/Central Europe.
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Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Sulmer: V.vinifera cultivar with synonym name Weinsberg S 351. Derived from a Blaufrankisch x Schwarzelbling cross. This recent release from the Weinsberg/W??rttemberg Wine Research Station, Baden (De), is cu MORE
Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Black Spanish: Has several synonym names including Burgundy, Jacquez, Lenoir and Blue French. N.B:The latter name not to be confused with the same synonym for the V.vinifera Blaufrankisch variety. The named cultivar MORE