General information about the Bronner vine variety

This is a white mold resistant cross from the Freiburg Wine Institute. Cross: Merzling X Gm 6494 (Zarya Severa X St. Laurent). Synonym: FR 177-68. The leaves are large, five-lobed and dark green with a noticeable lack of leaf hair. Bud formation, flowering and ripening start a week later than Pinot Blanc.

Grape

The grape is broadly similar in style to Pinot Blanc or Weissburgunder and Johanniter.

Resistance variety Bronner

The resistance to peronospora is very good and the resistance to oidium (mildew) is also very high. Normally no treatments are needed.

Wine :

The bouquet is relatively neutral and sometimes reminds of the smell of apples. At full maturity the wines have an average to good structure and are reminiscent of Pinot Blanc.

Cultivation advice :

The frost resistance is considered very good. The requirements for the location correspond to those of the Burgundy varieties, but require a good water supply.

Preparation of vine variety Bronner:

Put your Bronner vine in a bucket of water for 24 hours. This way it can suckle itself full again before planting out.

Ground preparation:

You can improve your soil with lava grit (if lime soil) or with bentonite and lava flour (if sandy soil).

Planting out :

Make a hole with a diameter of 10 cm and +/- 30 cm deep with a ground drill or spade. And plant the vine with the graft just above the ground. The vine may come out of the ground between 5 and 10 cm. Plant your vines between May 1 and May 15 and leave 1 meter between the plants and 1.5 to 1.8 meters between the rows.

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