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    Blaufränkisch

    Blaufränkisch is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Austria.2

    In 2023 it covered 15,714 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 48 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Hungary: 6,811 ha (43% of the world total), across 18 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 6%.2

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

    The Adelaide database lists 15 synonyms.2

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Austria2
    Area, 2023
    15,714 ha2
    World rank
    48 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 14591
    parentZimmettraube Blau
    parentHeunisch Weiss
    Blaufränkisch

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Hungary6,811 ha
    2. Austria2,602 ha
    3. Germany1,859 ha
    4. Slovakia1,124 ha
    5. Czechia935 ha
    6. Romania690 ha
    7. Slovenia596 ha
    8. Croatia423 ha
    9. Serbia321 ha
    10. Peru290 ha
    11. the United States46 ha
    12. Japan6.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    16,63617,72417,18015,7142000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Blaufränkisch grows

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

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

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    Other names

    Blaufrankisch · Blaufrankisch (R) · Blaufränkisch / Lemberger · Blaufränkisch/ Lemberger · Blaufränkisch/Lemberger · Borgona · Borgonja · Burgund Mare · Franconia · Frankovka · Frankovka Modra · Kékfrankos · Lemberger · Limberger, Blauer · Modra Frankinja

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Austria

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 1459. 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