Triomphe d'Alsace was produced by French grapevine breeder Eugène Kuhlmann (1858-1932) from about 1911 at the Institut Viticole Oberlin at Colmar in Alsace, then a part of Germany.

The resultant hybrid was then crossed with Goldriesling, a variety of the wine grape, Vitis vinifera, developed about twenty years earlier by Christian Oberlin.

The leaves are not deeply indented and can grow to a very large size, producing a dense canopy which has to be thinned to promote ripening and to suppress mildew.

It is important to prune while growth is completely absent, as the stems bleed sap profusely once the growing season begins.

[1] Wine made from the Triomphe d'Alsace can vary from a very deep, almost black, purple to a rosé, depending on the method of extraction.