Grape Variety: Kerner

Variety Name	Kerner
TTB Approved Name(s)	Kerner
All Synonyms	Weinsberg S 25-30
Countries of Origin	Germany
Species	Vitis vinifera
Year Released	1969
Pedigree	Schiava Grossa (Trolllinger) x Riesling Renano
References	Show 4 references Hide references Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network – (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Link Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine
Comments	6- late budding, frost resistant

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	Kerner [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	West Germany in 1977
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 1977 from the Staatliche Lehr-und Versuchsanstalt fur Wein und Obstbau in Weinsberg, West Germany (USDA Plant Identification number 422379). The original plant material underwent heat treatment for 61 days. A vine later planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard as a backup to the primary selection Kerner 01 was created by microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2004. That backup vine successfully completed testing to qualify it for planting in the Russell Ranch Vineyard where it was planted in 2012 as Kerner 01.1.