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Ortega (grape)

Variety of grape

Summary

Variety of grape

FieldValue
nameOrtega
colorBlanc
imageOrtega 04c 4.jpg
speciesVitis vinifera
also_calledWürzburg B 48-21-4
originGermany
hazards
regionsRheinhessen

Ortega is a grape variety used for white wine. It was created in 1948 by Hans Breider at the Bayerischen Landesanstalt für Wein-, Obst- und Gartenbau in Würzburg and was released with varietal protection in 1981. It is a cross between Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe. Breider chose to name the variety in honour of the Spanish poet and philosopher José Ortega y Gasset.

Ortega ripens early, is not sensitive to frost and reaches quite high must weights, typically 20 degrees Oechsle higher than Müller-Thurgau. It is therefore often used for sweet wines, which are considered to improve with cellaring. Ortega wines have aromas of Muscat and peach and are high in extract.

Ortega is also used as a table grape.

In 2016, there were 475 ha of Ortega in Germany, with a decreasing tendency.

References

References

  1. [http://www.wein-plus.eu/en/Ortega_3.0.1714.html Wein-Plus Glossar: Ortega], accessed January 23, 2013
  2. link. (2012-04-30 , accessed on April 13, 2008)
  3. "German Wine Institute: German Wine Statistics 2017-2018".
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