Kerner is a newer German aromatic wine grape variety, a cross between Rhine Riesling and Trollinger. Unlike Riesling, it is adaptable to most wine growing locations and soils and gives higher yields, but also boasts lower acids.
In Hrvatsko Zagorje it covers an area of 2.9 ha. Kerner grapes ripen in the second period. It is a lush variety resistant to low temperatures. Cluster thinning in the vineyard is a must.
It is moderately susceptible to powdery mildew, downy mildew, and Botrytis cinerea (grey mould), especially in very humid years. The wine is yellowish in colour, aromatic, with fruity-floral aromas, often with a musky trait, fresh acids, and fullness in taste.