🍇 Regent

Regent is a red wine grape variety bred in Germany. Breeders created it by crossing Diana and Chambourcin. The goal was a variety that tolerates fungal diseases well and gives good red wine while needing fewer sprays against disease.

It is a new type of variety, known as disease-resistant. It became popular with growers who want to use less chemical treatment in the vineyard. Regent gives a dark wine from dark berries, with soft tannins and a dark-berry aroma. The variety grows well in cool climates, where many classic European varieties struggle.

Today Regent is grown in Germany and other European countries. For example, it is found in Polish wine areas such as the Lubusz, Lublin and Świętokrzyskie voivodeships. The wine is usually a dry red. The grape is often chosen by those who practise organic viticulture.