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Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute

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Phone
  
+49 6722 5020

Founded
  
1872

Founder
  
Heinrich Eduard von Lade

Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute

Address
  
Von-Lade-Straße 1, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany

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The Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute was founded in 1872 and is located in the town of Geisenheim, in Germany's Rheingau region. In 1876 Swiss-born professor Hermann Müller joined the institute, where he developed his namesake grape variety Müller-Thurgau, which became Germany's most-planted grape variety in the 1970s. Professor Helmut Becker worked at the institute from 1964 until his death in 1989.

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Academic Grade

Geisenheim is the only German institution to award higher academic degrees in winemaking. Formally, undergraduate level viticulture and enology, ending with a bachelor's degree in engineering is awarded by the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, and the newly introduced master's degree is awarded by the Giessen University.

Breeds

  • White: Müller-Thurgau, Arnsburger, Ehrenfelser, Saphira, Reichensteiner, Ehrenbreitsteiner, Prinzipal, Osteiner, Witberger, Schönburger, Primera, Rabaner, Hibernal
  • Red: Rotberger, Dakapo
  • Improvements: Rondo, Orléans, Dunkelfelder,
  • References

    Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute Wikipedia