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    Blauer Portugieser

    Blauer Portugieser is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Austria.2

    In 2023 it covered 4,681 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 115 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Germany: 2,548 ha (54% of the world total), across 13 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 59%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Zimmettraube Blau × Silvaner, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    The Adelaide database lists 16 synonyms.2

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Austria2
    Area, 2023
    4,681 ha2
    World rank
    115 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 96201
    parentZimmettraube Blau
    parentSilvaner
    Blauer Portugieser

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany2,548 ha
    2. Hungary694 ha
    3. Czechia466 ha
    4. Austria453 ha
    5. Romania228 ha
    6. Slovakia93 ha
    7. Slovenia92 ha
    8. Portugal36 ha
    9. Croatia32 ha
    10. France26 ha
    11. Serbia7.4 ha
    12. Chile3.9 ha

    Area, 2023

    11,5148,0276,5904,6812000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Blauer Portugieser grows

    1. OriginAustria
    2. AreaGermany
    3. AreaHungary
    4. AreaCzechia
    5. AreaAustria
    6. AreaRomania
    7. AreaSlovakia
    8. AreaSlovenia
    9. AreaPortugal
    10. AreaCroatia
    11. AreaFrance

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

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    Other names

    Kékoportó · Modry Portugal · Modrý Portugal · Oporto · Portoghese · Portugais Bleu · Portugalka · Portugieser · Portugieser Blau · Portugieser Blau (R) · Portugieser, Blauer · Portugizac · Portugizer · Portugues Azul · Portuguese, blue · Ranina

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Austria

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 9620. 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