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    Gewürztraminer

    Vitis vinifera L.

    The pink, aromatic form of Savagnin, one of the Alsace grapes allowed for late-harvest wines.

    VIVC
    № 126091
    Berry skin
    pink (rose)1
    Origin
    Germany1
    Synonyms in VIVC
    2191
    central lobepetiolar sinuslobes: 3cluster
    a mutation ofSavagnin Rose
    Gewürztraminer

    VIVC

    vinoluma engraving: schematic leaf after the description (3 lobes).

    Where Gewürztraminer comes from and grows

    1. Origin (VIVC)Germany
    2. Atlas regionAlsace

    Country of origin as given by VIVC. Regions are those where the atlas sources mention the variety; not a complete list of where it grows.

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    A mutation, not a cross

    VIVC records Gewürztraminer as a mutation of Savagnin Rose, confirmed by DNA markers, with pink (rose) berries and 219 synonyms.1 The French reference plantGrape describes it as the pink, aromatic mutation of Savagnin blanc.2

    Its adult leaves are small and three-lobed.2 It is somewhat sensitive to powdery mildew, grape moths and grey rot.2

    Alsace

    In France it grew on 1,470 hectares in 1958 and 3,501 hectares in 2018.2 About 140 clones were planted in a conservatory in Alsace in 1998.2 Gewürztraminer is one of the varieties allowed for the Alsace mentions Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles.3

    Other names

    Examples of synonyms recorded in VIVC: Auvernas Rouge Clair, Blanc Court, Braunes, Christkindeltraube, Cehrayi Traminer.1

    Around the world

    In 2023 it covered 14,089 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 53 of 1497 varieties in the database.4

    The largest area is in France: 3,281 ha (23% of the world total), across 31 countries.4

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 30%.4

    1. France3,281 ha
    2. Italy1,338 ha
    3. Germany1,119 ha
    4. Moldova1,099 ha
    5. Bulgaria913 ha
    6. Czechia780 ha
    7. Hungary690 ha
    8. Australia658 ha
    9. Romania596 ha
    10. Russia526 ha
    11. Spain494 ha
    12. Slovakia445 ha

    Area, 2023

    10,82213,92813,35514,0892000201020162023

    Regions

    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 12609. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI), accessed 2026-10-14. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    2. Gewurztraminer Rs. plantGrape (IFV / INRAE / Institut Agro), accessed 2026-10-14. level 2 · checked 2026-10-13
    3. Cahier des charges de l'AOC « Alsace » ou « Vin d'Alsace » (draft modification, CNAOV 11-12 June 2025; national opposition procedure). INAO, 2025. level 1 · checked 2026-10-13
    4. 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 · checked 2026-10-13