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    Chasselas

    Chasselas is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Switzerland.2

    In 2023 it covered 6,185 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 103 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Switzerland: 3,539 ha (57% of the world total), across 15 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 54%.2

    The Adelaide database lists 20 synonyms.2

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Switzerland2
    Area, 2023
    6,185 ha2
    World rank
    103 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 24731

    Area by country

    1. Switzerland3,539 ha
    2. Germany1,098 ha
    3. Hungary594 ha
    4. Moldova329 ha
    5. Chile263 ha
    6. France219 ha
    7. Portugal72 ha
    8. Spain24 ha
    9. Croatia20 ha
    10. Canada11 ha
    11. Serbia9.5 ha
    12. Slovenia5.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    13,31813,1177,3776,1852000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Chasselas grows

    1. OriginSwitzerland
    2. AreaSwitzerland
    3. AreaGermany
    4. AreaHungary
    5. AreaMoldova
    6. AreaChile
    7. AreaFrance
    8. AreaPortugal
    9. AreaSpain
    10. AreaCroatia
    11. AreaCanada

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

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    Other names

    Bela Glera · Bela Žlahtnina · Chaselas Dorada · Chaslas · Chassela Blanc, Rose · Chasselas / Gutedel · Chasselas B · Chasselas Blanc · Chasselas De Medoc · Chasselas Dorato · Chasselas Doré · Chasselas Musque · Chasselas alba · Chasselas blanc (W) · Chasselas musque · Chasselas/Gutedel · Gutedel · Gutedel Weisser · Gutedel, Weißer · Plemenka Bijela

    Offspring (VIVC)

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 2473. 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