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Metternich |
| Origin: | A French variety derived from White Riesling |
| Source: | INRA, France |
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| Color: | White | Fruit Maturity: | Late |
| Clusters | Medium, conic | Wood Maturity: | Late |
| Berry: | 11-14 mm, round | Cold Hardiness: | Tender - 2 |
| Cluster Compactness: | Moderately loose | Temperature: | -13.0°F |
| Disease & Disorders: | Downy mildew | Relative Vigor: | Moderately large on C. 3309 |
| Location | Year | Wt. (lb) | (%) | (grams) | (Tons/Acre) | Date | (%) |
| Geneva | 1985 | 1.6 | 80 | 132 | 2.5 | 34616 | 22 |
| 1986 | 3 | 69 | 184 | 5.1 | 34619 | 14.6 | |
| 1987 | 3.4 | 47 | 130 | 2.6 | 34605 | 20.1 | |
| Mean | 2.7 | 65 | 149 | 3.4 | 34613 | 18.9 |
| Summary: | Very susceptible to downy mildew, good resistance to botrytis bunch rot. It is a productive vine, but is too winter tender and matures too late for Geneva. |
| Recommendations: | Not recommended |
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