Completer or Malanstraube is a white Swiss wine grape variety grown primarily in eastern Switzerland around Graubünden. The Completer vine was once domesticated but has now become mostly feral though some Swiss winemakers will make limited quantities of wine harvested from the wild vines.[1] Wine produced from Completer tends to be very full bodied and aromatic.[2]
| Completer | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
| Color of berry skin | Blanc |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Also called | Malanstraube and other synonyms |
| Origin | Switzerland |
Lafnetscha edit
According to wine expert Jancis Robinson, some ampelographers speculate that the Lafnetscha grape grown in the Valais region in southwest Switzerland is actually Completer of which Lafnetscha is a known synonym.[2]
Synonyms edit
Completer is also known under the synonyms Lafnaetscha, Lafnetscha, Lafnetsela, Lindauer, Malans, Malanstraube, Malanstraube Weisse, Räuschling Edelweiss, Zürichersee, Zürichseer, Zürirebe, and Zurichersee.[3]
References edit
- ^ J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Wine Course Third Edition pg 108 Abbeville Press 2003 ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
- ^ a b J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes pg 59 Oxford University Press 1996 ISBN 0-19-860098-4
- ^ Malanstraube Archived 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-07-14