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    Defensor

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Defensor is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Portugal.2

    In 2023 it covered 0.4 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1320 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: Poland.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Geisenheim 323- 58 × Ehrenfelser, as given by the breeder or the literature.1

    Crossed in 1978 by Becker, Helmut; Böhm, Jorge.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Portugal2
    Area, 2023
    <1 ha2
    World rank
    1320 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 275771
    parentGeisenheim 323- 58
    parentEhrenfelser
    Defensor

    Area by country

    1. Poland0.4 ha

    Area, 2023

    Where Defensor grows

    1. OriginPortugal
    2. AreaPoland

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    Parents

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 27577. 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