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Müller-Thurgau
Grape variety White
About the grape variety
Wrongly considered for a long time as an artificial cross between Riesling and Sylvaner obtained by the Swiss Doctor H. Müller in 1882 in Germany, DNA tests refuted this relationship by showing in 2000 that it is in fact Riesling × Madeleine Royale . Despite this, the name Riesling × Sylvaner (or Riesling-Sylvaner) was wrongly kept in Switzerland. Present in seven wine-producing countries of Central Europe, Müller-Thurgau has long been the emblematic white wine of German-speaking Switzerland.
Features
Associated names: Riesling x Sylvaner, Rivaner
Müller-Thurgau produces light, aromatic and not very complex wines. It has notes of cut grass, peach, exotic fruits and citrus.
Distribution of grape varieties
Müller-Thurgau is grown in several wine regions
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