The company FastGrapes
FastGrapes is a private breeding company founded in 2021 by Torben Bo Toldam-Andersen, who has worked with research and development of fruit breeding for 30 years at the University of Copenhagen.
Breeding work takes place in collaboration with the German researchers under Dr. Oliver Trapp at the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) in Siebeldingen.
The work is supported by the private foundation "Foreningen PlanDanmark".
Torben Bo Toldam-Andersen
1992-1995
1996-1996
1997-
2006
2020
2021
2022
PhD in fruit science and plant physiology at KVL
Postdoc at the University of Bonn
Lecturer in fruit growing at KVL/KU
Started course "Cool Climate Viticulture and Oenology” at KVL/KU
Started breeding cooperation with JKI
Established private company FastGrapes
Obtained support from the Association PlanDanmark for FastGrapes
The vineyard on Funen
Torben is co-owner of Vrangbækgaard Vin, which he runs together with his two brothers Ejgil and Johannes. Here is the primary test planting with all the selected grape varieties.
Torben also has 2 plants of all the selections at home in his private garden, so that he can follow their development on a daily basis.
Cooperation partners.
Plant breeding takes place at the Julius Kühn Institute
The main planting with all varieties is at Vrangbækgaard
The association Plan Danmark supports the project financially
The Danish Wine Association supports that Søren Kofoed Nielsen can assist with the selections