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    Bacchus

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Bacchus is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 2,985 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 147 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Germany: 1,614 ha (54% of the world total), across 9 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 12%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Silvaner X Riesling × Müller-Thurgau, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1933 by Morio, Peter.1

    VIVC records 5 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    2,985 ha2
    World rank
    147 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 8511
    parentSilvaner X Riesling
    parentMüller-Thurgau
    Bacchus

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany1,614 ha
    2. the United Kingdom1,331 ha
    3. Canada21 ha
    4. Japan16 ha
    5. Switzerland1.5 ha
    6. Belgium0.8 ha
    7. Poland0.8 ha
    8. Hungary0.3 ha
    9. the Netherlands0.3 ha

    Area, 2023

    3,3922,1131,7592,9852000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Bacchus grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany
    3. Areathe United Kingdom
    4. AreaCanada
    5. AreaJapan
    6. AreaSwitzerland
    7. AreaBelgium
    8. AreaPoland
    9. AreaHungary
    10. Areathe Netherlands

    Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.

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    Other names

    Bacchus Weiss · Bacchus weiss (W) · Bacchus · Fruehe Scheurebe · Geilweilerhof 33- 29-133 · GF.33-029-133 · GF.33-29-133

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 851. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    2. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3