Helfensteiner
[HELL-fern-shtigh-ner]
A German grape that's a CROSS of Fruhburgunder (PINOT NOIR) and Trollinger (SCHIAVA). Helfensteiner is one of the parents of DORNFELDER, another cross that's been much more successful.
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