Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding

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The Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (Institut für Rebenzüchtung Geilweilerhof) specializes in breeding grape vine varieties that combine resistance to fungal diseases, frost, and drought with superior wine qualities. It developed the successful red Regent grape. It has experimental stations in Pfalz, Rheingau and Franken and maintains germplasm of over 15,000 varieties. It has published the journal Vitis since 1957.

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  • Robinson, Jancis (Ed.) The Oxford Companion to Wine. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, second edition, 1999.
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