Wines made from Kerner grapes of Hessische Bergstrasse
Discover the best wines made with Kerner as a single variety or as a blend of Hessische Bergstrasse.
More informations about the variety Kerner
Intraspecific crossing between frankenthal and riesling obtained in Germany in 1929 by August Karl Herold (1902/1973). In 1951 and by crossing it with the sylvaner, we obtained the juwel. It should be noted that there is a mutation of Kerner, discovered in 1974 and bearing the name of kernling, with grapes of pink-grey to red-grey colour at full maturity. Kerner can be found in Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan... practically unknown in France except in a few Moselle vineyards.
More informations about the region of Hessische Bergstrasse
The wine region of Hessische Bergstrasse of Germany. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Griesel & Compagnie or the Domaine Simon-Bürkle produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hessische Bergstrasse are Riesling, Chardonnay and Dornfelder, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hessische Bergstrasse often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or tropical fruit.