Tag: Souvignier Gris

A lineup of wines from Weingut Forster.

Germany’s Future Wines Have Arrived

Germany, Gen Z, PIWI, SOMM Journal, Wine, Wine Tasting, winegrowing, Winemaking

Germany’s Rheinhessen, Nahe and Rheingau regions are hotbeds of hybrid wine production. While some first-generation disease-resistant hybrid grape cultivars (DRHGCs), often referred to as PIWIs (short for Pilzwid-erstandsfohige Rebsortens), prioritized pathogen resistance over wine quality, that mistake has now been rectified.

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Taking a Closer Look at Modern Hybrids

Wine, Austria, Education, SOMM Journal, winegrowing

In the search for alternative ways to control grape vine diseases while reducing the use of synthetic herbicides and pesticides, a cadre of modern hybrids—second- and third-generation interspecific varieties— are demonstrating considerable promise in both the vineyard and the glass.

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