The variety was initially known under its breeding code FR 250-75, and was later named in honour of Johann Philipp Bronner [de] (1792-1864), who was a German pharmacist and viticultural pioneer.

Bronner shows good resistance against fungal diseases and is in many respects similar to Pinot blanc.

Kraus offered several of his crosses to Dr. Helmut Becker in Geisenheim, where additional work was carried out, and where his plants were given serial numbers.

Initially, the father vine of Gm 6494 was thought to be Saperawi Severni [de], but Becker's successor Volker Jörger and his colleagues were able to identify Zarya Severa instead.

[2] In 1983, Bronner was crossed with Cabernet Sauvignon to create the white wine grape Souvignier gris.