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    Dornfelder

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Dornfelder is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 7,647 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 90 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Germany: 7,331 ha (96% of the world total), across 15 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 103%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Helfensteiner × Heroldrebe, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1955 by Herold, August; Schleip, Helmut; Hill, Bernd H.E.1

    VIVC records 2 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    7,647 ha2
    World rank
    90 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 36591
    parentHelfensteiner
    parentHeroldrebe
    Dornfelder

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany7,331 ha
    2. Czechia178 ha
    3. Slovakia39 ha
    4. Hungary32 ha
    5. Switzerland17 ha
    6. Canada14 ha
    7. Belgium10 ha
    8. Poland7.4 ha
    9. Japan5.1 ha
    10. the Netherlands3.9 ha
    11. Thailand2.9 ha
    12. Croatia2.7 ha

    Area, 2023

    3,7678,1817,8717,6472000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Dornfelder grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany
    3. AreaCzechia
    4. AreaSlovakia
    5. AreaHungary
    6. AreaSwitzerland
    7. AreaCanada
    8. AreaBelgium
    9. AreaPoland
    10. AreaJapan
    11. Areathe Netherlands

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

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    Other names

    Dom Felder · Dornfelder (R) · We S 341 · Weinsberg S 341

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 3659. 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