Bouvier
Vitis vinifera L.
Bouvier is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Slovenia.2
In 2023 it covered 208 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 465 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Austria: 204 ha (98% of the world total), across 5 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 71%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Pinot × Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
VIVC records 44 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Bouvier grows
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Other names
Bouvierovo Hrozno · Bela Ranina · Bela Ranka · Boouvierovo Grozno · Bouvier Blanc · Bouvier Precoce · Bouvier Traube Weisse · Bouvier Traube White · Bouvierov Hrozen · Bouvierova Ranina · Bouvierovo Grozno · Bouvierovo Ranina
Offspring (VIVC)
Parents
Other varieties from Slovenia
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 1625. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 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