Cabernet Dorsa
Vitis vinifera L.
Cabernet Dorsa is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is Germany.2
In 2023 it covered 290 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 430 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Germany: 242 ha (84% of the world total), across 7 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 573%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Blaufränkisch × Dornfelder, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1971 by Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau, Weinsberg.1
VIVC records 2 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Cabernet Dorsa grows
- OriginGermany
- AreaGermany
- AreaSwitzerland
- AreaBelgium
- Areathe Netherlands
- AreaPoland
- AreaHungary
- AreaSlovenia
Countries from the University of Adelaide database; dots mark country centres, not regions.
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Other names
Cabernet dorsa · We 71- 817- 92 · Weinsberg 71- 817- 92
Parents
Other varieties from Germany
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 20002. 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