Hegel (type of vine)

The hegel is a Cépage tank German of grapes noirss.

Origin and geographical distribution

The type of vine is obtaining August Herold in the institute Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau Weinsberg with Weinsberg close to Heilbronn. The genetic cause is checked and it is a crossing of the type of vines Helfensteiner X Heroldrebe carried out in 1955. The type of vine is authorized in many Länder in Germany. The type of vine is multiplied little and the planted surface is of 12 hectares in 2001.

The name of type of vine was chooses in homage to Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

The type of vine Dornfelder is resulting from the same crossing.

Farming aptitudes

Maturity is of first average time: 7 - 8 days after the chasselas.

Technological potential

The bunches are average with large and the bays are of small size with average. The bunch is truncated, winged and fairly compacts. The type of vine is of good fairly fertile strength but. The type of vine gives red wines of good quality.

The hegel has a weaker growth and a maturity later than the dornfelder , which explains, that the type of vine does not have of success.

Synonyms

The hegel is known under the initials We S 342

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