From there Gutedel can be traced back to the Jordan Valley as archaeological finds at Jericho suggest.  It was the Markgraf (count) Karl Friedrich von Baden who introduced it in 1780 from the Lake Geneva area to Baden's southernmost district, Markgräflerland where Gutedel still covers 50% of the vineyards as a true Baden specialty for which reason is also called Markgraefler.

Known as Chasselas in France and Fendant in Switzerland, this ancient white variety is both a popular table grape and a wine grape. It ripens fairly early and produces a rather neutral wine, low in acidity, that is best enjoyed while young.