Wines made from Kerner grapes of Vigneti delle Dolomiti
Discover the best wines made with Kerner as a single variety or as a blend of Vigneti delle Dolomiti.
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 Trentin-Haut-Adige
The wine region of Vigneti delle Dolomiti is located in the region of Trentin-Haut-Adige of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine San Leonardo or the Domaine Pojer e Sandri produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vigneti delle Dolomiti are Teroldego, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vigneti delle Dolomiti often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dried fruit or green herbs and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or celery.
What are the typical flavors of the Kerner grape variety?
- Tree fruitPresent in 5% of Kerner
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Kerner
- Tropical fruitPresent in 3% of Kerner
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Kerner
- OakPresent in 3% of Kerner
- EarthPresent in 3% of Kerner
- FloralPresent in 2% of Kerner
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Kerner
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Kerner
- MineralityPresent in 2% of Kerner
- MelonPresent in 1% of Kerner
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Kerner
- StrawPresent in 1% of Kerner
- MangoPresent in 1% of Kerner
- Stone fruitPresent in 1% of Kerner
- StonePresent in 1% of Kerner
- LemonPresent in 1% of Kerner
- ApplesPresent in 1% of Kerner
- LimePresent in 1% of Kerner
- Green applePresent in 1% of Kerner
News about the grape variety Kerner
Reduced planting density initiative approved in Champagne
The proposal reduces the mandatory density of planting from 8,000 vines per hectare to approximately 6,000. This would be accomplished by allowing 2.2 metres between rows, essentially removing every other row. The stated purposes include reducing the cost of maintaining the vineyards and therefore the time necessary to maintain them. This has been put forward as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and proponents estimate that such emissions would be 20% lower under the measure, leading som ...
Ukraine winery’s mission to deliver bottles to DWWA
Amid the devastation and turmoil since Russia’s invasion on 24 February, Beykush winery on southern Ukraine’s Black Sea Coast has been among those attempting to continue operations as much as possible. Last week, Beykush began transporting thousands of wines to western Ukraine in order to protect them for possible export to other markets, winery director Svetlana Tsybak told Decanter. ‘Yesterday we sent three palettes, about 1,200 bottles, and today the same quantity,’ she said. She also s ...
Couple jailed for fine wine heist at Spain’s Atrio restaurant
Spanish judges handed out prison terms to Priscila Guevara, a former Mexican beauty contestant, and her Dutch-Romanian partner, Constantín Dumitru, after the pair went on trial in Madrid over the restaurant wine heist. Guevara, 28, and Dumitru, 49, were sentenced to four years and four-and-a-half years in prison respectively, reported Spanish newspaper El Pais. They were also ordered to pay insurers more than €750,000 in damages. The couple, who lived in Madrid, were arrested in Croatia nine mon ...