Kerner

This is a bottle of Kabinett made from the Kerner grape. Bred by August Herold in 1929 by crossing Trollinger and Riesling, the grape is vigorous and can withstand low winter temperatures down to -10degC. The wine produced is fruity (often with Muscat tones) and racy but is less pronounced in acidity than Riesling and often has more body. Grown mainly ion Germany, it is also found in the neighbouring Austria, Switzerland and Italy, but the furthest away I have found (though not yet tasted) a Kerner wine is from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. (That however is for another blog).

As for this wine, it was a light lemon yellow with a crisp fruity nose. The palate was sweet sour and fruity, with a good dose of acidity for accompaniment.