Ehrenbreitsteiner

Ehrenbreitsteiner is a white wine grape variety of German origin.

It was created by Helmut Becker at the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute in 1964, by crossing the varieties Ehrenfelser and Reichensteiner.

[2] Ehrenbreitsteiner was created in a programme where Becker was searching for new grape varieties more resistant to phylloxera attacks and fungal diseases.

Ehrenbreitsteiner gives high crops due to a reliable fruit set, and is adaptable to many different soil types.

Small amounts of Ehrenbreitsteiner are cultivated in Germany, Canada, Austria, Hungary and Italy, but the variety is not of major importance in any wine region.