Gyöngyrizling
Vitis vinifera L.
Gyöngyrizling is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is Hungary.2
In 2023 it covered 10 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 904 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
It is now grown in one country only: Hungary.2
Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 57%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Riesling × Csaba Gyöngye, as given by the breeder or the literature.1
Crossed in 1964 by Csizmazia, Jozsef.1
VIVC records 4 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Gyöngyrizling grows
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Other names
Gyongyrizling · Merengoe 2 · Merengoe 2. (no 171) · Perlriesling
Parents
Other varieties from Hungary
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 5909. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 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