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I'm Erin Scala and here's our show today. Oh, Zir Fandler and Rodegipler.

Both grapes have similar parentage.

Rodervealt leaner as one distinct parent, and something close to Sabineen as the other.

As such, they can be considered sibling varieties, or at the very least half-siblings. Both are most likely indigenous to the Thurman region and

both are found in a few other places in the world. These grapes are the base of

some of the great wines of the Thurman region.

Sometimes they're vennified on their own, but you'll also find the two blended together.

Stylistically, you can find sweet butritus versions and also crisp dry whites.

Rot-gyphler means red tips and refers to the way the leaves

redden at the edges around harvest time.

Though they may not be the most popular grape varieties today, they are not new to the American market or to the global stage.

The grapes, in particular Radkepler, was put on display at the Landmark World Fair, the Paris Exposition of 1855.

This was the Special World's Fair at which Napoleon III was determined to put French products, including French wines in the global spotlight.

The fair is most often remembered in the wine world as the catalyst that sparked the genesis of the 1855 Bordeaux classification.

But if you look back at the immediate results of the fair on wine sales,

you'll notice a rather interesting detail. In the back of the catalog for the 1855

exposition, an innocuous entry for an A. Schwartzer from Vienna Austria might easily be

looked over. But Schwartz's white wine won first place at the exposition.

It was most likely Rod Giffler.

And soon importers around the world were trying to get it.

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