The Regent red wine variety is a new breed. It was created by first crossing Silvaner and Müller-Thurgau, and then crossing the resulting hybrid with Chambourcin. That sounds confusing, and it is.

A friend who is a vintner once shared some insights from his oenological experience and explained the effort involved in such a crossbreeding. In any case, the crossbreeding was successful. It was carried out at the Federal Institute for Vine Breeding in Siebeldingen in the beautiful Palatinate region. Finally, in 1996, Regent was officially approved for the production of quality wine in Germany. 

Depending on the vintage, Regent appears garnet to black-red in the glass, usually with aromas of black cherries, blackberries and currants. On the palate, it has medium to strong tannins.