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    Dunkelfelder

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Dunkelfelder is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 287 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 433 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Germany: 265 ha (92% of the world total), across 4 countries.2

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

    VIVC lists its parents as Madeleine × Angevine 7672 × Teinturier, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 6 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
    287 ha2
    World rank
    433 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 37241
    parentMadeleine × Angevine 7672
    parentTeinturier
    Dunkelfelder

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany265 ha
    2. Switzerland20 ha
    3. Canada2 ha
    4. Belgium0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    2813562902872000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Dunkelfelder grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany
    3. AreaSwitzerland
    4. AreaCanada
    5. AreaBelgium

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    Other names

    Farbtraube Froelich · Froehlicher · Froelich V 4 · Froelich V 4-4 · Froelich V.4.4. · Purpur

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 3724. 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