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    Elbling

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Elbling is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is Germany.2

    In 2023 it covered 572 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 335 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Germany: 489 ha (85% of the world total), across 4 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 53%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as unknown × Heunisch Weiss, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 140 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    Germany2
    Area, 2023
    572 ha2
    World rank
    335 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 38651
    parentunknown
    parentHeunisch Weiss
    Elbling

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Germany489 ha
    2. Luxembourg83 ha
    3. Switzerland0.7 ha
    4. France0.1 ha

    Area, 2023

    1,2079359725722000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Elbling grows

    1. OriginGermany
    2. AreaGermany
    3. AreaLuxembourg
    4. AreaSwitzerland
    5. AreaFrance

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    Other names

    Burger · Elbling Weisser · Elbling, Weißer · Aelbinen · Albe · Albich · Albig · Albuelin · Albuelis · Albuelos · Allemand Blanc · Allemand Facun · Alsacien · Alva · Argentin

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from Germany

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 3865. 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