Wines made from Kerner grapes of Nahe
Discover the best wines made with Kerner as a single variety or as a blend of Nahe.
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 Nahe
Nahe is one of the smaller German wine regions, named after the Nahe river which joins the Rhein at Rheinhessen/bingen">Bingen. The viticultural carea here is characterised by dramatic topography with steep slopes and craggy outcrops of metamorphic rock. Like most of the regions on or near the Rhine, its most prestigious wines are made from Riesling. There are around 4,000 hectares (10,000 acres) of Vineyards, spread across seven Grosslagen (wine districts) and over 300 Einzellagen (individual vineyard sites).
What are the typical flavors of the Kerner grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Kerner
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Kerner
- MelonPresent in 1% of Kerner
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Kerner
- FloralPresent in 1% of Kerner
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Kerner
- OakPresent in 1% of Kerner
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Kerner
- EarthPresent in 1% of Kerner
- ElderflowerPresent in 1% of Kerner
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Kerner
- PearPresent in 1% of Kerner
- LemonPresent in 1% of Kerner
- LimePresent in 1% of Kerner
- PeachPresent in 1% of Kerner
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Kerner
- TropicalPresent in 1% of Kerner
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Kerner
- PineapplePresent in 1% of Kerner
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Kerner
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