| winemonger |
Not to flog a dead horse here, but look at the conflicting information
i've gathered:
RE: SCHEUREBE-
"resulting from a cross between Silvaner and Riesling. lt carries the
name of the former director who led this breeding station for many
years."
"Scheurebe (pronounced "shoy ray beh") is another new crossing that is
well established in a number of regions. Bred in 1916 in Rheinhessen
and named after its breeder, Georg Scheu, it is a crossing of Silvaner
and Riesling."
"The Scheurebe grape variety was developed in Germany as a cross of
the Riesling and Sylvaner varieties in 1956."
"Sheurebe:
Die Sorte entstammt nicht wie bisher angegeben einer Riesling x
Silvaner Kreuzung. Riesling konnte als Elternsorte bestätigt werden.
Silvaner ist jedoch kein Elternteil und es kann keine der untersuchten
Sorten als Elternsorte vorgeschlagen werden. Prof. Scheu hat sich sehr
intensiv mit Wildreben befaßt, vermutlich ist eine davon der zweite
Elternteil. Leider ging der Großteil dieser Wildrebensammlung im Lauf
der Zeit verloren, sodass eine endgültige Klärung unwahrscheinlich
erscheint." -which basically translates to: It's not Silvaner.
SO! I'm fine with there being a question about lineage. What I now
want to know is why it has the second name of "Samling 88", if indeed
it is not the 88th crossing between Riesling and Silvaner.
-e.winemonger
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| Michael Pronay |
winemonger@earthlink.net (winemonger) wrote:
> What I now want to know is why it has the second name of
> "Samling 88",
I know anglophone speakers have problems with the diacritics of
umlauts, but note that the correct transcription of "Sämling"
would be "Saemling".
> if indeed it is not the 88th crossing between Riesling and
> Silvaner.
"Sämling" is "seedling" (= a plant grown from the pip of a grape,
not a technique normally used in breeding new crossings). "88" is
just an internal numbering that not necessarily has to do with the
88th trial of this specific crossing. It can be th 88th trial of
this year, or designating the place the plant is grown or
whatsoever.
M.
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